The latest in Kevin Millard's saga: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...tach/html/2/FOIR2258 Internal Review.pdf.html "I am aware that DVLA previously provided information to a requester who asked for similar information (Ref: FOIR2204), so I can understand that you would query why we are unable to provide similar information on this occasion. The reason we cannot provide you with details relating to a specific make/model of vehicle is because DVLA is now unable to provide the information to you within the £600 cost limit. For a short period of time, a separate database was available that enabled information of this type to be readily extracted within the costs limit. That database was initially made available to interrogate information held for a purpose other than answering requests under FOIA and was able to Page 1 of 2 extract information by make/model of vehicle; this kind of search was not the purpose of the database. Once the database had served its purpose it was no longer retained and therefore is no longer available. In order to now provide the information you are asking for, our IT provider would have to run a scan of the main DVLA vehicle database. Based on previous scans, an estimated cost of the work would exceed £600 as it would take around 3 and a half man days to determine, locate, retrieve and extract the data you have requested. At the very least, DVLA is charged at £600 per day for that work which involves writing, testing, scheduling and running the program." Three and a half fucking man days? Where's Yosser Hughes when you need him? He's not letting it lie. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
A couple more exchanges like that and they will have spent over £600 squids doing **** all. How is that for VFM?
Quite. I suspect one or two of us can afford as much green ink as we need. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Aprilia Shiver Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
