HC Deb 25 March 1969 vol 780 c263W
Mr. Oakes

asked the Minister of Transport what is the present administrative cost of issuing a road fund licence.

Mr. Marsh

The administrative cost of vehicle registration and licensing and of driver licensing in 1967–68, was £8.4 million. The three functions are closely integrated and it is not feasible to assess the cost of issuing road fund licences separately.

Mr. Oakes

asked the Minister of Transport how many road fund licences were issued for a period of a whole year and how many in four-monthly instalments in 1968.

Mr. Marsh

9,247,000 annual and 13,838,000 four-monthly licences were issued in 1968. No information is available on the extent to which three four-monthly licences are purchased instead of one annual licence.