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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Mar 2017
Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend and fellow enthusiast for giving way. As someone who has never ridden a horse, a donkey, or even a pony, I can say that some of us already view horses as autonomous vehicles...."
Karl McCartney - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
High Speed 2: Yorkshire

"Is the right hon. Gentleman aware of the woefully inadequate evidence that HS2 gave to the Transport Committee when it was called to give evidence? It was questioned quite closely in its witness statements on this particular issue and did not give any semblance of a proper answer...."
Karl McCartney - View Speech

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Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Monday 16th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the nationality was of each person convicted for impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not record the nationality of each person convicted for impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years.

Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Monday 16th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the nationality was of each person convicted for using an impersonator to take the (a) written and (b) practical driving test for them in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not record the nationality of each person convicted for using an impersonator to take the (a) written and (b) practical driving test for them in each of the last five years.

Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were sent for prosecution for impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not record the number of people sent for prosecution.

Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were convicted for impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The majority of these types of investigation are instigated by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and undertaken until such a time as it has evidence to support arrest and possible prosecution.

The attached table shows the:

  • number of people convicted for using an impersonator to take a theory or practical test in each of the last five years and by geographical area
  • number of people convicted for impersonating a candidate to take the theory or practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical area.
Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were sent for prosecution for using an impersonator to take the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not record the number of people sent for prosecution.

Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were convicted for using an impersonator to take the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The majority of these types of investigation are instigated by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and undertaken until such a time as it has evidence to support arrest and possible prosecution.

The attached table shows the:

  • number of people convicted for using an impersonator to take a theory or practical test in each of the last five years and by geographical area
  • number of people convicted for impersonating a candidate to take the theory or practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical area.
Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of sentence was for people convicted of impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The attached spreadsheet shows the:

  • average length of sentence for people convicted of using an impersonator to take the written and practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical location, and the

  • average length of sentence for people convicted of impersonating a candidate and taking the written and practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical location.

Written Question
Driving Tests: Personation
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of sentence was for people convicted of using an impersonator to take the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The attached spreadsheet shows the:

  • average length of sentence for people convicted of using an impersonator to take the written and practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical location, and the

  • average length of sentence for people convicted of impersonating a candidate and taking the written and practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical location.