HC Deb 01 February 1977 vol 925 c106W
Mr. Buchanan

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many heavy goods vehicles were involved in road accidents in each of the last three years; and, after the accidents, how many were found to have been overloaded.

Mr. Horam

The available information is as follows:

Heavy goods vehicles involved in injury accidents: 1973 to 1975:

Great Britain
1973 … … … 23,142
1974 … … … 19,318
1975 … … … 18,415

I regret that no information is available on the number of heavy goods vehicles that were overloaded.