Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles have been clamped for non-payment of road tax in each year since 2011.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The volume of vehicles clamped or impounded for non-payment of road tax for each financial year from 2011 is detailed in the table below.
2011-12 | 76,479 |
2012-13 | 54,998 |
2013-14 | 56,249 |
2014-15 | 77,404 |
2015-16** | 115,435 |
2016-17 | 146,405 |
2017-18 | 160,009 |
2018-19* | 68,645 |
*please note: 2018-19 figures are up to and including August 2018.
** the paper tax disc was abolished in October 2014.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the use of a segmented windscreen triple disc to indicate the date of expiry of MOT, insurance and road fund tax each separately.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The Government believes that the use of technology is a more effective way of preventing and detecting the unlawful use of untaxed, uninsured and untested vehicles. The police has access to the information held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the insurance industry to allow them to check compliance at the roadside.
Therefore, there are no plans to introduce a windscreen disc to indicate the expiry date of MoT, insurance and vehicle excise duty.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the return of the windscreen tax disc.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
The Government has no plans to re-introduce the tax disc.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and other enforcement agencies use the DVLA’s electronic vehicle information to confirm that vehicle excise duty has been paid.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any reconsideration of road fund tax disc compliance policy is taking place following publication of the most recent DVLA annual report.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
More than 98 per cent of vehicles on the road are currently taxed and as the annual report shows the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) continues to collect approximately £6 billion in tax each year. This shows the overwhelming majority of motorists tax their vehicles on time.
The DVLA has a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These are kept under constant review and range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, wheel clamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have decided which restrictions are to be introduced on access to major conurbations for Euro 6 emission standard compliant diesel engine powered vehicles.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In May 2017, the Government published a Clean Air Zone Framework for England setting out the expected approach to be taken by local authorities when implementing and operating Clean Air Zones. This does not include restrictions on Euro 6 vehicles. Local authorities are currently developing local plans to determine which measures are implemented and what their extent will be.
Asked by: Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether documentation held by the Highways Agency on the M4 junctions smart motorway proposals includes any reference to the charging of motorists within those junctions.
Answered by Baroness Kramer - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Treasury and Economy)
In order to make sure that the local community and road users have the opportunity to understand and comment on our proposals for the M4 Junctions 3 to 12 smart motorway scheme, we are undertaking a public consultation which will end on 21 December 2014.
The proposals do not include any reference to the charging of motorists, and therefore is not included in any of the documentation.