§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Minister of Transport if he will give figures of the number of accidents involving taxis and private hire cars in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that this information is not available. The road accident reporting form differentiates between vehicles on the basis of structure, not use, so that cars used as taxis cannot be distinguished from other cars.
PERSONS KILLED IN CARS AND LIGHT VAN—1976–78 GREATBRITAIN Number 1976 1977 1978 Drivers Wearing seat belts … … … … 137 159 163 Not wearing available seat belts … … 910 971 1,109 Other* … … … … … 512 400 353 All drivers … … … … … 1,559 1,530 1,625 Passengers Wearing seat belts … … … … 98 93 100 Not wearing available seat belts … … 470 538 542 Other*† … … … … … 603 430 467 All passengers … … … … 1,171 1,061 1,109 * Seat belt not fitted and unknown wearing. † Includes all rear seat passengers.