HC Deb 05 March 1993 vol 220 cc301-2W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on vehicle registration for Derry city outlining the reasons for avoiding alphabetical sequence by progressing from EUI to GUI registration.

Mr. Atkins

In common with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Great Britain, the Department of Environment (NI) vets vehicle registration marks to avoid the issue of any combination of letters, or letters and numbers, which might cause, or be thought to cause, offence. FUI was regarded as such a combination.