§ Mr.Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many possible prosecutions for failure to display an up-to-date road fund licence disc have been dropped because of staff shortages at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre.
§ Mrs. ChalkerEnforcing the requirement to display a current tax disc is entirely a matter for the police. My Department shares with the police responsibility for the enforcement of vehicle excise duty. Of the 1.1 million VED offence reports received from the police in 1983, no further action was taken on 260,000 for a variety of reasons, including limits on staff. Not all of these reports would have resulted in a successful prosecution.