HC Deb 31 July 1964 vol 699 cc453-4W
Dr. A. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions there were in 1963 for causing or permitting vehicles to emit an unnecessary or excessive amount of noxious or offensive gases.

Mr. Woodhouse

Provisional figures shown that in England and Wales during 1963 there were 2,867 prosecutions under the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations for the unlawful emission of smoke, etc. It is not known how many of these were successful.