Written question asked by Jeff Ennis (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2001. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many owners of vehicles found in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster were prosecuted by the DVLA for (i) not registering their vehicle and (ii) not taxing their vehicle in 2000. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many owners of vehicles found in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster were prosecuted by the DVLA for (i) not registering their vehicle and (ii) not taxing their vehicle in 2000. [148618] Mr. Hill: Vehicle excise duty and vehicle registration offences detected in the Barnsley and Doncaster areas are all prosecuted by the DVLA local office in Sheffield. It is not possible to split the number of cases into specific areas but during the period January to December 2000, 519 people were prosecuted by the Sheffield office for not registering their vehicle and 4,680 people were prosecuted for not taxing their vehicle. In addition, 492 people settled out of court for failing to register a vehicle and 10,452 for failing to relicense or make a statutory off-road notification.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 148618; 362 c640W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Excise duties Motor vehicles Prosecutions Registration Tax avoidance South Yorkshire Doncaster Barnsley
Contains statistics: Yes
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