System that revealed details of vehicle owners partially altered amid GDPR concerns

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The Department of Transport has partially removed a loophole allowing car dealerships access to the name and address of any vehicle owner, while saying that any instance where someone previously accessed such information for purposes other than a transfer of ownership could only happen via an “illegal” act.

On August 25, the Irish Examiner reported the existence of the technical loophole which saw dealerships given unrestricted access to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF).