§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport for the three financial years ending with 1991–92, what sums were recovered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency enforcement staff in Swansea in respect of(a) alternative payments and (b) recovered licence discs; what sums in penalties were awarded as a result of prosecutions; what were the comparable figures for Post Office Counters Ltd. in 1992–93; and what was the cost of closing the returned cheques operation in Swansea.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe sums recovered by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency enforcement staff in respect of dishonoured vehicle excise duty cheques in each of the last three financial years were as follows:
1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 1991–92 £ Alternative Payments (for example, cash
banker's draft)
5,227,829 6,550,755 7,279,615 Recovered licence discs 1,346,129 1,760,073 2,015,949 Amounts awarded in fines and penalties as
a result of
prosecutions over the
same period were
1,192,645 1,798,426 2,616,925 The sums recovered by Post Office Counters Ltd. between April 1992 and January 1993 were:
£ Alternative payments 4,529,707 Recovered licence discs 645,379 Note: DVLA remain responsible for prosecution work.
These figures cannot be used to compare performance levels since POCL took on the work on a phased basis from April 1992. Details of the financial contract between DVLA and POCL are commercially sensitive.