§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many silent checks aimed at detecting drivers interfering with tachograph records there were in each of the last 12 months; [2655]
(2) what percentage of heavy goods vehicle spot-checks were undertaken (a) between the hours of 1900 and 0600 on weekdays and (b) at weekends in each of the last two years. [2656]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI have asked the Chief Executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Ron Oliver to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 10 June 1997:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions about the number of silent checks aimed at detecting drivers interfering with tachograph records for each of the last 12 months; and the percentage of HGV spot-checks undertaken (a) between the hours of 1900 and 0600 on weekdays and (b) at weekends for each of the last two years.412WDetails of the number of vehicles silent checked with the aim of detecting tachograph interference are as follows:
Month HGV PSV Total 1996 May 447 149 596 June 632 698 1,330 July 576 866 1,442 August 756 354 1,110 September 305 122 427 October 606 50 656 November 317 96 413 December 469 307 776 1997 January 236 43 279 February 290 33 323 March 282 276 558 April 270 27 297
Data on the percentage of HGV spot checks undertaken (a) between 1900 and 0600 on weekdays and (b) at weekends is not available separately. The total percentage of out-of-hours spot checks carried out between 1900 and 0600 and at weekends (against an agreed 5$ minimum target) for each of the last two financial years is:
- 1995–96: 7.49
- 1996–97: 8.25