HC Deb 13 July 1978 vol 953 c679W
22. Sir Anthony Royle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many static radar speed register equipment units have been approved by his Department for use by the Metropolitan Police; how many are in use in the West London area; how many VASCAR units have been purchased for the Metropolitan Police; and in what numbers and areas the equipment is in use.

Dr. Summerskill

The Metropolitan Pouice have 15 portable electronic traffic analysers—PETA—in use throughout the Metropolitan Police district, of which three normally operate in the west London area. Twenty-seven VASCAR units have been purchased, and 18 are in operational use, all in the outer areas of north and east London.