HC Deb 16 March 2004 vol 419 cc172-3W
Lembit Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate how many closed container vehicles and trailers, including curtain-sided ones,(a) operating from the UK travelled to Europe and (b) operating in mainland Europe travelled to the UK in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [160328]

Mr. Jamieson

Information is not available in the form requested. The available information is as follows.

Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: powered goods vehicles (excluding trailers)
Thousand1
UK registered Foreign registered
2001 518 1,174
2002 493 1,290
2003 471 1,322
1 Number of one-way vehicle trips.

Source: Roll-on Roll-off goods vehicle survey: DfT.