Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the DVLA's investigation into the proper registration of historic vehicles in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently carrying out a targeted exercise involving a small number of historic vehicles. This is in response to concerns expressed to the DVLA that a number of newly built replica vehicles had been incorrectly registered as historic vehicles.

The DVLA has advised 30 vehicle keepers that, following consideration of the evidence provided, their registrations are correct. A number of keepers have advised the DVLA that they are in the process of gathering the required information.