§ Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is yet in a position to announce his conclusions regarding the proposed pilot scheme for the provision of temporary first licensing facilities for new vehicles at some post offices.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI have carefully considered the arguments for and against such a pilot scheme and I have taken into account the views of interested parties, including, of course, the motor trade. The views of the police are of primary concern in proposals of this kind and I have noted that they are strongly opposed on enforcement grounds.
Bearing in mind the views of the police, the need for enforcement of vehicle excise duty payments, the current first licensing service offered by the local vehicle licensing offices and the likely level of demand for temporary first licensing, I have concluded that the suggested pilot scheme should not go ahead.