Wording Of Question

[paul1763]

Hi ABers, just trying to tax my car on line when I've become confused with the wording of a question. " DVLA does not share your mobile number or your email address with any other persons". Then below it says tick box if you are happy for this to happen. Now does this mean happy for them not to give it as I would assume from reading the above statement, or happy for them to give it? It's not very often I get stumped by this sort of thing, but I can read this both ways. Thanks for any input and sorry if it's in wrong place.

[aelmpvw]

i read it as tick the box if you're happy for them to give your information to other persons

[Ken4155]

Paul, i would read that as, if you are happy for them to share, then tixk the box. Of course, someone will be along later to read it t'other way. Sorry i'm not much help:-/

[Old_Geezer]

The statement is that they won't share.
The question, therefore is whether you are happy that they won't share.
If they mean the opposite, sue them for whatever; lying probably, or being deliberately deceitful.

[paul1763]

Thanks all for your answers, thanks old geezer, that's the way I understood it at first but each time i re- read it, it became less clear

[Zacs-Master]

It means that if you tick the box, you're giving permission for them to use your info i.e. the default is non sharing but if you tick the box this (sharing) will happen.

Poorly worded.

[KARL]

The last I knew, the DVLA insists the registration document has nothing to do with ownership - they only want a person to take responsibility for the vehicle and call that person the "keeper". Yet they insist (in writing in the registration document) that you must tell them immediately "you sell the vehicle" (wording from memory) or else risk a stiff fine. This is typically opaque UK officialdom - and not simply poor wording.