§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of coaches registered in other European countries checked by the Vehicle Inspectorate at the weighbridge on the A2 at Broughton in the latest convenient period exceeded 17 tonnes.
§ Mr. KeyOf those coaches registered in other European countries and check-weighed at Broughton, 18 per cent. were found to be overloaded by more than 5 per cent., or 1 tonne, whichever was the lesser. The figures, which are for the period 1 January to 31 December 1993, include those vehicles with a maximum permitted weight of more than 17 tonnes. Information on European vehicles weighed and found to be less than 5 per cent. overweight cannot be disaggregated from the data.