§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the cost of replacing existing driving licences with EEC standard licences.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe present practice of issuing Community model licences when old-style licences have to be renewed or replaced avoids additional cost. Replacing the remaining 17 million old-style driving licences over a three-year period is estimated to cost £55 million.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people currently hold a full driver's licence in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyAt the end of 1987 there were approximately 27 million full driving licence holders in Great Britain, (Northern Ireland has separate driver licensing arrangements).