§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers have been prosecuted or found guilty of falsifying tachographs each year since 1980; what was the average fine; and how many served custodial sentences.
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
Prosecutions are made under section 99(5) of the Transport Act 1968. The available information is given in the table.
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Work record - falsification Year Number of proceedings Number of findings of guilt Number of sentences of immediate imprisonment Average fine £ 1990 1,486 1,152 4 110 1991 1,904 1,160 1 138 1992 2,131 1,145 30 143 1993 2,396 1,319 22 161 * Not available
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the average fine for road hauliers convicted for accidents involving fatalities in each year from 1980;
(2) how many road hauliers, who were involved in fatal accidents, were found to have been in breach of the law in each year since 1980;
(3) how many hauliers, or their employees, have served custodial sentences in respect of accidents involving fatalities in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
The information requested is not available centrally.