HC Deb 15 June 1982 vol 25 c238W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the latest figures he has for the proportion of heavy lorries checked and found to be above the legal weight limits in (a) Wales, (b) Dyfed and (c) West Glamorgan.

Mr. Eyre

In the three months March to May 1982, the Department's traffic examiners weighed 2,227 heavy goods vehicles in Wales of which 210–9.4 per cent.—were overweight. Of these, 678 were weighed in Dyfed, 97–14.3 per cent.—of which were overweight. None were weighed in West Glamorgan. Local authority trading standards officers, including those in Dyfed and West Glamorgan, also carry out a substantial number of weight checks but figures are not readily available in a comparable form.