Heavy Goods Vehicles (Hansard, 28 January 1998)

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 15 January,Official Report, column 262, what is the estimated cost to public funds of those heavy goods vehicles which evade vehicle excise duty. [24728]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
The estimated net cost to public funds of VED evasion by heavy goods vehicles was £19 million in 1996–97. The enforcement cost to DVLA in the same period is estimated at £200,000. It is not possible to provide estimates for enforcement costs related to VED evasion by heavy goods vehicles in relation to other agencies.

§ Mrs. Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress his Department is making in introducing legislation to provide for the impounding of illegally operated heavy goods vehicles. [25956]

31 March 1990 31 March 1991 31 March 1992 31 March 1993 31 March 1994 31 March 1995

Locomotives—Diesel¹ 1,835 1,752 1,634 1,559 1,428 1,422

Locomotives—Electric¹ 260 278 262 260 260 258

High speed trains—power cars 197 197 197 197 197 197

Coaching vehicles 12,514 12,451 11,825 11,184 10,892 10,665

¹ Includes freight locomotives (it is not possible to disaggregate these figures as some locomotives could be switched between passenger and freight haulage).

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§ Ms Glenda Jackson
We hope to issue a consultation paper shortly.

	31 March 1990	31 March 1991	31 March 1992	31 March 1993	31 March 1994	31 March 1995
Locomotives—Diesel¹	1,835	1,752	1,634	1,559	1,428	1,422
Locomotives—Electric¹	260	278	262	260	260	258
High speed trains—power cars	197	197	197	197	197	197
Coaching vehicles	12,514	12,451	11,825	11,184	10,892	10,665
¹ Includes freight locomotives (it is not possible to disaggregate these figures as some locomotives could be switched between passenger and freight haulage).