Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 November 2011.

Driving: Disqualification

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 27 October (WA 175–6), in the light of more sophisticated means of detecting the use of vehicles which are not insured through the increased use of police vehicles equipped with automatic number plate recognition equipment, to what they attribute the fall in numbers of convictions.

Answer: Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) identifies uninsured vehicles but these are not necessarily driven by disqualified drivers. There has been a significant fall in uninsured driving due to a combination of ANPR, police activity, the seizure of uninsured vehicles and continuous insurance enforcement (CIE). The changes to the number of those convicted of driving while disqualified will be the result of changes in police enforcement activity and potentially a reduction in the number of disqualified drivers continuing to drive due to better enforcement.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 12954; 732 c150WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Driving: Disqualification
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Convictions Driving Disqualification Insurance Road traffic offences
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk