§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals in Merseyside have been recorded as failing to display a current tax disc in each of the preceding 12 months; how many have been fined; and what fines have been levied. [90695]
Prosecutions for failing to pay motor vehicle licence duty, Merseyside, 1997 Failing to pay appropriate duty Licence obscured or not affixed Month Number of prosecutions Number of fines Average fine (£) Number of prosecutions Number of fines Average fine(£) January 93 83 106 19 8 38 February 120 95 120 9 4 38 March 167 132 99 8 — — April 165 145 84 21 2 65 May 153 121 128 21 10 45 June 91 68 120 26 5 25 July 91 72 59 21 3 15 August 177 154 104 15 6 33 September 209 173 131 12 1 15 October 251 205 90 16 2 15 November 268 233 99 19 3 32 December 248 202 102 9 1 20 Total 1997 2,033 1,683 103 196 45 35 In addition to the fine, it is normal for the court to order back-payment of duty and costs.
There may be additional offences dealt with by means of fixed penalty notices and written warnings but in neither case are figures by individual offence or month held centrally. Figures for 1998 are not yet available.