Immobilisation of Vehicles

(asked on 3rd February 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222103, how many vehicles were clamped by the DVLA wheel-clamping service in 2013-14.


Answered by
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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 9th February 2015

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s wheelclamping contractors clamped or impounded 45,602 vehicles between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. Some local authorities and police forces have devolved powers to take enforcement action against unlicensed vehicles on behalf of the DVLA. Between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014, 9,289 vehicles were clamped or impounded by these local authorities and police forces. It is not possible to separate the number of vehicles that were clamped from the number of vehicles that were impounded.

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