Request:
I would like to request the DVLA registration dates for vehicles that were registered between January 2023 and January 2024 in council. Additionally, I would be grateful if this information could be provided in an updated format along with the list of vehicles that was shared with me earlier.
Response:
The information requested is not held in an easily extractable format. To provide the requested information, the file of each vehicle registered, of which there were 693 between January 2023 – January 2024, would need to be manually accessed. A sample exercise determined it would take over 2 minutes to check one case file, which means it would take more than 23 hours to provide this information.
Therefore, this request is refused under section 12 (1) Freedom of Information Act 2000, since the cost of complying would exceed the appropriate limit set out in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
In assessing the cost of complying, the costs attributable to officer time involved in complying have been considered. Such costs are limited to £450.00 under the Regulations, which equates to eighteen hours of officer time.
Should you still require information from the Authority that would not exceed the appropriate limit for responding you may wish to refine your request by narrowing its scope by being more specific about what information you particularly wish to obtain, including any dates or period relevant to the information required.