§ 84. Mr. Fearnto ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the figures for the last five years of the cost of pavement damage, caused by heavy goods vehicles.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNational data on the cost of pavement damage are not available. The total road track costs in the United Kingdom and the amounts allocated to heavy goods vehicles are as follows:
£ million Year Total road costs Road costs allocated to heavy goods vehicles 1984–85 3,496 950 1985–86 3,656 1,035 1986–87 3,863 1,060 1987–88 4,058 1,095 1988–89 4,218 1,165