§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for 'Transport (1) what steps he is taking in order to ensure that motor vehicles are not used on public roads without a road fund licence; (2) what is his estimate of the total amount of revenue lost to Her Majesty's Government by reason of individuals failing to take out road fund licences.
§ Mr. William RodgersEnforcement action taken last year on more than a million reports led to £51 million in fines and mitigated penalties in lieu of prosecution. I shall shortly have a report on an up-to-date survey of the present level of evasion, and I have measures in mind if that shows them to be necessary.