§ Mr. Iain Millsasked the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about the number of foreign heavy trucks failing safety checks in the midlands; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David MitchellNone. The Department's enforcement officers, the police and local authority trading 359W standards officers work together to ensure that United Kingdom road traffice law is complied with by British and foreign hauliers alike.
The Northamptonshire police recently arranged a special enforcement check at the Crick lay-by, off the Ml. This resulted in numerous prosecutions of defaulting drivers. Many of them were, I understand, foreign but prosecutions are also anticipated against British drivers.