HC Deb 16 July 2003 vol 409 cc308-9W
Mark Tami

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many foreign road haulage companies have been prosecuted for failure to comply with (a) traffic and (b) road worthiness regulations in the UK in each of the last five years; and what the country of origin was in each case. [125541]

Mr. Jamieson

The number of prosecuted traffic and roadworthiness offences committed by foreign drivers and operators since 2000 is as follows:

  • 2000–49
  • 2001–33
  • 2002–26

Nationality 2000 2001 2002
Handling agent based in UK 36 18 9
Germany 6 6 10
Republic of Ireland 0 0 2
Netherlands 4 4 5
Belgium 1 3 0
Poland 2 2 0

Data prior to 2000 is not currently available.