§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Minister of Transport what representations have been made to her to bring forward the commencement of the car registration year from 1st January to the preceding 1st October; and what action she proposes to take in this matter to assist the motor industry.
§ Mr. John MorrisRepresentatives of the motor industry have told my right hon. Friend that the incorporation of a letter which changes on 1st January each year in motor vehicle registration marks tends to depress vehicles sales at the end of the year and to create a peak in demand at the beginning of the following year. There is at present no conclusive evidence about this, but my right hon. Friend has agreed to consider the question further and in the light of any additional information which may come from experience at the end of this year, so that, if necessary, a change could be made in 1967.