Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each of the last 12 months the number of car road licences refunded by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, the value of those refunds in each month and the average refund in each month.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe numbers and amounts of refunds of vehicle excise duty paid in respect of vehicles in the private and light goods tax class within Great Britain during the most recent 12 months for which figures are available, are as follows:
Month Total number refunds Total value of refunds £ Average refund value £ September 1987 227,553 8,912,076 39.16 October 1987 234,943 9,110,219 38.78 November 1987 204,732 7,914,452 38.66 December 1987 165,201 6,363,237 38.52 January 1988 169,149 6,157,484 36.40 February 1988 199,080 7,452,494 37.43 March 1988 210,759 8,047,349 38.18 April 1988 202,120 7,743,124 38.31 May 1988 199,059 7,538,781 37.87 June 1988 214,232 8,071,372 37.68 July 1988 204,511 7,568,206 37.01 August 1988 176,594 6,872,642 38.92
Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of car road licences that have been refunded in each of the last three years, showing the total value of refunds in each of those years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe total number and value of refunds of vehicle excise duty paid in respect of vehicles in the private and light goods tax class within Great Britain in each of the last three complete financial years, are as follows:
Financial year Number of refunds Total value of refunds 1985–86 2,050,029 75,686,700 1986–87 2,220,244 84,996,987 1987–88 2,340,614 89,511,278