Commercial Access To Stolen Vehicle Reports

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am addressing this FOI request to Lancashire Constabulary as the
force in my locality. However I realise this request may be more
appropriate to another section of the Police, in which case I would
be appreciative if it could be forwarded on.

I am writing this FOI request to discover information about how
reports of stolen cars are dealt with by the Police in regards to
how they are made available to others. Various commercial
organisations appear to have access to a regularly updated listing
of stolen cars which can be queried by members of the public - the
purpose of which is to help consumers establish if a car they wish
to purchase has been reported stolen. To date it would appear that
the following companies have access to this information:

* CDL Vehicle Information Services Limited

* HPI Limited

* Motorfile Limited

I would like to request:

* A full listing of the organisations the Police makes stolen
vehicle reports available to

* Details of any charges the Police make to these organisations

* Details of how to apply to access these reports

Yours faithfully,

Gareth Oakley