Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour

(asked on 22nd September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing compulsory insurance and DVLA registration for (a) off road bikes and (b) 4x4s to help tackle anti-social behaviour; and what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary to develop a national strategy on this matter.


Answered by
Katherine Fletcher Portrait
Katherine Fletcher
This question was answered on 12th October 2022

The Government keeps compulsory insurance and registration requirements and the vehicles that are covered under review. Currently there are no plans to introduce a change to require compulsory insurance and registration for these vehicles.

Whilst there have been no discussions with the Home Secretary to develop a national strategy on this matter, DfT and Home Office officials are in regular discussion on tackling anti-social behaviour on our roads.

The police do have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being used illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner respectively. Decisions on when to use these powers are operational matters for Chief Constables in conjunction with local policing plans. They are best placed to understand how to meet the needs of local communities.

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