§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many fixed penalty notices were issued in Northern Ireland by traffic wardens in 1980; how many drivers failed to pay the fixed penalty; and how many were prosecuted and how many were convicted in each year.
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§ Mr. AlisonFixed penalty notices are issued both by traffic wardens and by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary but as records of non-payment and subsequent prosecutions are not maintained separately it is not possible to identify the cases in which follow-up action was taken in respect of those notices issued by traffic wardens. In 1980 a total of 51,326 fixed penalty notices were issued of which 46,610 were issued by traffic wardens and 4,716 by the police; 18,838 drivers failed to pay and 1,287 prosecutions were instituted. Records of convictions in cases where fixed penalty notices were issued but not paid are not maintained and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.