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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 9 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 January 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Friday, 16 January 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.


Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions;Vehicle Inspectorate

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of occasions over a five year period on which a driver of an HGV can expect to be stopped for a roadside check by the Vehicle Inspectorate; and what proportion of vehicles stopped by the Vehicle Inspectorate at roadside checks that were found to be unroadworthy or otherwise in breach of regulations, were registered outside the United Kingdom. - Text of letter from Ron Oliver of the Vehicle Inspectorate. Inc table and figs.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
304 c356-7W;304 c352-3W; 22832;22834
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Large goods vehicles Motor vehicles Registration Testing Vehicle Inspectorate
Contains statistics
Yes