Bus sales

Summary

The request sought details on buses sold by Bus Vannin since January 2018, including types and purchasers. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed the number and type of buses sold to organizations but redacted the names of individual purchasers citing data protection exemptions.

Key Facts

• Bus Vannin sold 9 large buses (Wrightbus StreetLites and Mercedes Citaros) to three companies since January 1, 2018.
• 14 minibuses were sold to various organizations and individuals since January 1, 2018.
• Purchaser names for sales to individuals were redacted to protect personal data.
• The response was issued by the Department of Infrastructure on March 13, 2020.
• The request specifically excluded financial information regarding the sales.

Data Disclosed

• January 1 2018
• 2020-03-02
• 2020-03-13
• 4
• 2
• 3
• 1
• 10-17 seats
• 120
• 115
• 430
• 100
• 120PS
• 14
• 9
• Section 25
• Article 5
• Article 6
• 1207649

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Personal Information)
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Data Protection Principles)
• Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Conditions for Lawful Processing)

Original Request

Since January 1 2018, how many buses have been sold by Bus Vannin. What type of bus and where/who to? I am not requesting the details of any financial information, only the numbers of buses sold and to which organisation/authority or person.

Data Tables (3)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/IJL/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1207649 13 March 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 2 March 2020 and which states (sic):

"Since January 1 2018, how many buses have been sold by Bus Vannin. What type of bus and where/who to? I am not requesting the details of any financial information, only the numbers of buses sold and to which organisation/authority or person."

While we are happy to supply the information you have requested, we have redacted the names of purchasers where buses have been sold to individuals rather than companies. This is because their names are exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The Department is satisfied that the names amount to personal data of which you are not the data subject and is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018; namely that the Department can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. Buses sold since 1 January 2018 Wrightbus StreetLites 4 D&G Bus, Stoke on Trent Wrightbus StreetLites 2 Centrebus, Leicester Mercedes Citaros 3 High Peak Buses, Chapel-en-le-Frith Group 7 Standard Minibuses 10-17 seats sold since 1 January 2018 Citroen Relay 35 L3H2 120 1 Individual Ford Transit 115 T370 1 Pextray Ltd Ford Transit 1 Individual Ford Transit LWB 1 Individual Renault Master LM 1 Island Drainage & Groundworks Ltd Ford Transit 2 Individual Ford Transit 430 HR 1 Wardsley Ltd Ford Transit LWB 1 Individual Ford Transit 1 Vogue Traders Ltd

Fiat Ducato 120 1 Individual Peugeot Boxer 350 LWB HDI 1 Individual Renault Master LM35 DCI 100 1 Individual Vauxhall Movano 120PS 1 Individual Renault Master LHL4500TW150 1 Steve Cale Plumbing & Heating Please quote the reference number 1207649 in any future communications.

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FOI Response Team