§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what number of convictions was recorded in each of the years from 1970 to 1973 for the overloading of heavy goods vehicles; and what percentage of these was for overloading one axle only.
§ Mr. SpeedProsecutions for overloading taken by DOE were as follows: 1970, 2707; 1971, 3192; 1972, 3066; 1973, 3,999.
Consolidated figures from all sources for 197031–72 are available in "Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles" published annually by HMSO at the order of the House of Commons.I regret that figures for overloading of one axle only are not available.