HC Deb 26 October 1984 vol 65 c757W
Mr. Colvin

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's estimate of the annual cost, in terms of lost revenue, of vehicle excise duty evasion.

Mr. Michael Spicer

My Department is undertaking a fresh survey of the extent of evasion of vehicle excise duty. The results will be available shortly and will provide a current estimate of the amount of vehicle excise duty lost through evasion.