Written question asked by Walter Sweeney (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 March 1997. It was answered by John Bowis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: What steps he is taking to address the problem of motorists failing to display vehicle excise licences.

Answer: Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to address the problem of motorists failing to display vehicle excise licences. [18569] Mr. Bowis: The offence of failure to display a vehicle licence is dealt with by the police under the fixed penalty procedures. In addition, police and traffic wardens pass offence reports to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for enforcement action if the vehicle is unlicensed. Last year successful action was taken against nearly 500,000 unlicensed motorists.

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