§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Minister of Transport what are the figures for each of the past three years of people prosecuted for driving untaxed motor vehicles.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe number of prosecutions in Great Britain for keeping or using an unlicensed vehicle was as follows:
1976 163,005 1977 126,527 1978 84,450 In addition, the following number of cases was dealt with administratively by means of mitigated penalties:
1976 125,690 1977 82,801 1978 58,397
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Minister of Transport what is the present length of time a motorist has to wait to receive his motor licence from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre at Swansea.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeVehicle excise licences are issued by this Department's local vehicle licensing offices—LVLOs—and authorised post offices, not by the Swansea centre. A total of 85 per cent of applications are made in person and are dealt with on the spot. Most postal applications are dealt with by the LVLOs within two days.