HC Deb 10 July 1989 vol 156 c413W
42. Mr. Aspinwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his assessment of how much lane rental contracts have saved motorists.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

From their introduction in 1984 until March 1988, lane rental contracts on motorways and trunk roads are estimated to have saved about 2,000 days of delay worth £35 million to road users. Results for 1988–89 are not yet available.