§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many prosecutions for tachograph offences there were in each of the last 10 years. [163838]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe enforcement of drivers' hours and records legislation is carried out by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency. Examiners check the tachograph equipment, tachograph charts and record books. The usual sanction imposed for any infringement of this legislation is that of prohibition. However prosecution action may also be instigated. The number of successful prosecutions for tachograph and drivers' hours offences is only available for the last seven years. Figures are shown in the table as follows:
(GSM-R). GSM-R will, for the first time, provide a national system of secure and direct driver to signaller communication.
Network Rail advises firstly, that it has no plans to commercially exploit GSM-R telecommunication masts; and secondly, that since January 2002 it has erected 188 masts, of which 176 have been installed on the West Coast Main Line as part of its modernisation.