§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will review the 10-day time limit for transferring registration of motor vehicles; if he will make it his policy to ensure that any vehicle requiring transfer of registration be subject to the signature of the registered owner; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeThe 10-day delay period applies where there is a doubt about the propriety of the transfer application, and is intended to assist in the detection of car-related crime. There are about 1.9 million applications for change of registration each year and it would be impracticable to require the signature of the registered keeper before allowing any change.
§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications to transfer registration documents have been made under form V712/1 to DVLC Swansea in respect of stolen vehicles.
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§ Mr. ChopeAbout 10,000 V712 letters are issued weekly by DVLA. Since the system was introduced in 1986 more than 1,200 arrests have been made and more than 3,400 stolen vehicles recovered as a direct result of this procedure.