§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicle axle weight, or half axle weight, weighing machines are in operation; and if they are used as preliminary checks in order to direct vehicles to officially recognised weighbridges.
§ Mrs. ChalkerMy Department has installed some 50 dynamic axle weighbridges at the main roll-on/roll-off ports and at strategic points on or close to major routes. All these weighbridge sites are used regularly by the three enforcement agencies responsible for enforcement against overloading. None of these sites is used for preliminary weight checks.