HC Deb 06 May 1975 vol 891 cc382-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, as a means of combating the avoidance of the road fund licence by vehicle owners and users, and in order to simplify enforcement, he will seek to introduce a licence to sell petrol like that for liquor and make it illegal for petrol to be put into any vehicle not displaying a current road fund licence on penalty of the with-drawal of the sale of petrol licence.

Mr. Mulley

No. There would be many difficulties in seeking to require garages to enforce the payment of a duty with which they are not directly concerned.