Vehicle Licences (Hansard, 24 November 2000)

§ Dr. Stoate
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will assess the benefit of introducing a fixed sum per licence payment mechanism for post offices issuing vehicle licences. [139496]

§ Mr. Hill
The current agreement between the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and Post Office Network Banking (PONB) expires at the end of March 2002. A variety of payment methods will be considered when negotiations take place on the next agreement.
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§ Dr. Stoate
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will make it its policy to grant all post offices in England and Wales the authority to issue vehicle licences. [139495]

§ Mr. Hill
No. The current nation-wide network of 4,000 motor vehicle Licence-issuing post offices provides the best balance between the needs of customers and cost to the taxpayer.