Mr. Gareth ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people whose cars were untaxed had enforcement action taken against them in each of the last five years. [69175]
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§ Mr. JamiesonThe table details the number of vehicle excise duty evaders against whom enforcement has been taken in each of the last five years. The table breaks down the enforcement action into three categories—those who have settled out of court, those who have been prosecuted, and those who have been encouraged to relicense as a result of enforcement action.
Year Out of court settlements Prosecutions Voluntary relicensing Totals 1997–98 268,163 233,036 110,074 611,273 1998–99 218,786 256,332 125,952 601,070 1999–2000 209,678 239,291 163,822 612,791 2000–01 303,665 226,643 169,542 699,850 2001–02 392,416 249,545 157,844 799,805