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Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 18 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reports of non-compliant vehicles were sent by the DVLA to NSL Services Ltd in the last year for which information is available; and how many such reports resulted in enforcement action being taken.

Answer

During the last financial year, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received a total of 191,715 reports from members of the public about vehicles that were potentially unlicensed. These reports are passed to NSL Services Ltd for action, as appropriate.

In addition, the DVLA also provides NSL Services Ltd with information about vehicles which could potentially be non-compliant. This information includes instances where vehicles have been declared off road.

During the last financial year, enforcement action was taken in 87,844 cases.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
42764
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Enforcement Excise duties Motor vehicles
Link
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