Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2018 Debate
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Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2018
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Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab)
May I ask the Minister a couple of questions that occur to me? If someone gets one of these penalties, how long will they be given to pay it? What happens to them if they do not pay it? What are the consequences for them? The Minister said that the scheme has been very effective, but can he give us some idea about what happened under the old scheme? How many drivers failed to respond? What is the amount outstanding? What was the previous amount and what has it gone up to? I know that it is an easy amendment and nobody is opposed to it, but I think that it would be helpful to have more information about the effectiveness of the old scheme and what we have moved to. I am particularly interested in how long someone has to pay the deposit and what happens to them if they do not.