§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will investigate the possibility of ending the year identification system of car registration.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI have no plans to do so. My Department's 1981 consultation exercise on the number plate format showed that the age identification system was strongly supported by a wide range of interests, including the police and most motor trade organisations.
§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether there is any evidence to suggest that the annual change in car registration number-plates benefits importers of foreign vehicles.
§ Mrs. ChalkerInformation collected by my Department provides no such evidence.