HC Deb 16 June 1972 vol 838 c424W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is aware that during the calendar year 1971 the Metropolitan Police and traffic wardens reported 300,131 cases of suspected evasion of the payment of Road Fund licences as compared with 157,225 such cases in 1970; how many prosecutions resulted in each case; and with what results.

Mr. Peyton

In 1970 and 1971 there were, respectively, 25,286 and29,041 mitigated penalties and 23,657 and 24,963 prosecutions. In many cases the reported vehicles were found on investigation to have been licensed.