§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mrs. Jackson) of 21 March,Official Report, columns 105–7, how many spot checks on the roadworthiness of vehicles were carried out in the year 1993–94; what was the number of traffic enforcement spot checks carried out in the same year; and how many spot checks are planned by the Vehicle Inspectorate for the current financial year.
§ Mr. KeyThe following is the information:
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Roadworthiness Inspections 1993–94 PSV spot checks 124,521 HGV spot checks 2120,335 LGV spot checks 320,035 Taxis and Non-testable vehicles 1,558 1Excludes 5,165 special checks on emissions.
2Excludes 3,342 special checks on lighting and 10,589 on emissions.
3Excludes 33,103 special emission checks on cars and light goods vehicles.
Note:
In 1993–94 the Inspectorate was not asked by Departmental customers to conduct full roadworthiness spot checks on cars.
1994–95 (planned) PSV spot checks 124,442 HGV spot checks 2120,413 LGV spot checks 318,960 Taxis and Non-testable vehicles 1,303 1Excludes 4,869 special checks on emissions. 2Excludes 3,372 special checks on lighting and 9,129 on emissions. 3Excludes 33,807 special emission checks on cars and light goods vehicles.
Traffic Enforcement Inspections Type of vehicle 1993–94 1994–95 (Planned) Heavy Goods 240,379 306,000 Public Service 34,574 34,000 Light Goods 19,230 13,157