Vehicle Excise Duty (Hansard, 3 July 2003)

HC Deb 03 July 2003 vol 408 c388W 388W

§ Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate how long it takes on average to(a) complete and (b) process the application form for the Vehicle Excise Duty Exemption Certificate; and whether his Department has a target for the number of applications to be processed. [121576]

§ Mr. Jamieson
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Veterans Agency (VA) are responsible for issuing certificates of exemption from VED for disabled people. There are no figures available on the length of time it takes an individual to complete the application form for an exemption certificate. There are no targets for the issuing of exemption certificates by DWP while VA's target is two working days from the date of receipt of a valid application.