HC Deb 29 March 1968 vol 761 cc351-2W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Transport whether she is aware of the thousands of persons evading the payment of their road fund licences; and, as this evasion is now likely to increase, whether she will consider taking steps to provide for an automatic fine and licence repayment of arrears stick-on slip to be issued to wardens and police on a similar basis to the automatic parking fine for parking in restricted areas.

Mr. Carmichael

Automatic fines would be neither appropriate nor have any more effect in deterring persistent offenders than the present system of enforcement, the deterrent value of which was increased by provisions in the Finance Bill, 1967.