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Written question asked by John Marek (Labour) on Friday, 8 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 December 2000. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for tampering with speed limiters on heavy goods vehicles there have been in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes figures.
Answer

Dr. Marek: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for tampering with speed limiters on heavy goods vehicles there have been in the last year for which figures are available. [142506] Mr. Charles Clarke: Information obtained from the Vehicle Inspectorate (an executive agency of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions) shows that there were 46 convictions for interfering with speed limiters on heavy goods vehicles in England and Wales in the financial year 1999-2000.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
359 c183W;359 c181W; 142506
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Convictions Large goods vehicles Speed limits Speed governors
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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