§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many owners of vehicles found in Slough were prosecuted in 2000 for(a) not registering and (b) not paying tax on their vehicles in 2000. [147746]
§ Mr. HillThe Slough area is covered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's Reading local office, which prosecuted 2,103 motorists for evasion in 2000. A further 2,462 motorists paid out of court settlements in connection with VED evasion.
The Reading Office has only recently started enforcement action relating to the statutory off-road notification registration requirements. In 2000, 44 motorists in the Reading area paid out of court settlements in connection with SORN offences.