HC Deb 12 February 1979 vol 962 cc416-7W
Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of freight in 1978 was carried on the railways, by road transport and on the waterways; and if he can give comparable figures for France and West Germany.

Mr. Horam

Figures are not available for 1978 but the attached table contains the latest information.

(2) what plans he has to devise a procedure whereby an endorsement to a driving licence can be physically removed from a driving licence reasonably quickly after the appropriate time has elapsed, in order to make such an endorsement no longer valid.

Mr. Horam

Endorsements have no effect on totting-up three years—or 10 years in the case of certain drinking and driving offences—after the date of conviction, whether or not they remain shown on driving licences.

Licence holders may apply to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre for the removal of endorsements from their licences four—or, in the case of certain drinking and driving offences, 11—years after the date of conviction. The standard form for obtaining a driving licence—form D1, available at Post Offices and local vehicle licensing offices—can be used and should be accompanied by the licence and the fee of £2.

Where licence holders do not apply for the removal of time-expired endorsement, they are removed automatically and without charge when licences are renewed.