Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 10 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 2003. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 17 March 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's automatic number plate reader project. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's automatic number plate reader project. [102787] Mr. Jamieson: DVLA currently has 11 automatic number plate reader vans in operation across the UK, with a further four becoming available by mid 2003. They form part of the Agency's deterrent to combat vehicle excise duty (VED) evasion and were first introduced on a phased basis in October 2001. The vans are continually involved in joint police/ DVLA VED enforcement campaigns. They attract useful media coverage and receive positive support from the motoring public. Over the last year the automatic number plate readers have provided DVLA with 30,000 VED offence reports.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 102787; 401 c534-5W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Excise duties Pilot schemes Motor vehicles Technology Tax evasion Vehicle number plates
Contains statistics: Yes
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