HL Deb 23 June 1997 vol 580 c154WA
Lord Brougham and Vaux

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to take any action to improve the integrity of the information held by the DVLA, and whether they consider that inaccuracy of the data held is preventing the prosecution of speeding and other motoring offences.

Baroness Hayman

The vehicle record maintained by DVLA is a vital ingredient in the effective enforcement of traffic offences and its current state is not considered to date by the law enforcement agencies to be a significant handicap in tracking down offenders. However, DVLA, in conjunction with the police and other interests, is constantly looking at ways of improving the accuracy of its vehicle record so as to further assist the detection and prosecution of motoring offences and vehicle crime. On 24 March this year new registration procedures were introduced. These will ensure that the DVLA vehicle record contains more accurate details of vehicles and their registered keeper.