Historical vehicle ownership data

degsie

Is it possible to get your full history of your car registrations in Ireland? I looked at the Shannon vehicle registration site but nothing is suggesting you can do so. Is there some sort of freedom of information request you can do?

kirving

No, you can't get that data (legally at least).

Is there a particular reason you want it?

degsie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952262#Comment_123952262

yes, I have a reason but not willing to discuss :). Thanks anyway.

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952262#Comment_123952262

If you make a formal request for your data, by law it has to be given to you since GDPR laws came in, no?

AnRothar

under GDPR he can request HIS data.

previous owners are NOT his data so has no right to access this data.

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952634#Comment_123952634

Yes but OP is talking about HIS registrations.

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952629#Comment_123952629

His data, not his cars

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952646#Comment_123952646

Whaaa?

OP will be back hopefully and clarify. Looks like he wants a list of registrations that his name was recorded against.

elperello

Is it a list of all the cars you have owned that you are looking for ?

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952651#Comment_123952651

Oh, I misread that, thought he was looking for previous owners of his car.

If it is all of the cars he has owned that is different.

I can confirm that the information exists, Revenue have it, it is your VRT history which should be linked to your PPS number, (despite it being called VRT history it is not directly linked to vehicle registration tax) any vehicle ever registered in your name at your address or imported in your name under your pps number will be in your VRT history.

How to get the information I do not know, Revenue can access it, but I do not know how you would go about getting them to give you it, an FOI request would be your starting point.

kirving

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952567#Comment_123952567

Apologies, I misread "your car registrations" as "your cars registration". I don't see why you wouldn't be entitled to a list of your own cars - presuming it exists in a central database.

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123952729#Comment_123952729

It does

degsie

To clarify, it's for details of cars I have owned over the years. No interest in other persons data.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953216#Comment_123953216

It's an unusual query.

Have you considered other ways of getting information like family photos or garage records ?

If you do go the FOI route I expect there will be a search fee.

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427608/historical-vehicle-ownership-data

Probably a good stating point for you OP:

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/policy-information/motor-tax-and-vehicle-ownership-nvdf/

To request access to NVDF data please follow the instructions below:

1. Requests for access to NVDF data should be sent to dataanalytics@transport .gov.ie.

2. When DoT receives a request for data sharing for the NVDF, a form is sent to the requestor asking for details of the fields required and for the legal basis (if personal/sensitive data).

3. DoT will check if the requested data is available. If not, the requester is informed and the process ends.

4. If the data is available and is classified as open or non-personal data, the requester is directed towards published open data or is provided with the data.

5. If the requested data is personal or sensitive then DoT will verify the legal basis provided

6. If there is no legislative basis for the data then the requestor may discuss other options or DSGA if they wish, but the process ends here and a new process can begin.

7. If there is a legislative basis, then DoT will then deliberate on whether the data is appropriate to be provided.

8. If appropriate, the requestor will be asked to provide a detailed DPIA which DoT data governance board and DPU will consider.

9. No data will be provided until the legal basis and DPIA have been signed off by the DoT data governance board.

10. If after reviewing the form, access to the data can be granted, then a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) is drafted and agreed.

GSBellew

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953216#Comment_123953216

Do you not know what cars you have owned? Or is it specifics like registration numbers you are trying to figure out?