Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the conviction handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 6 January, what steps they are taking against Tesla Financial Services for failing to identify the driver of cars on long-term leases where the vehicle was speeding.

Under Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the registered keeper of a vehicle must identify the driver when requested by the police. Where a hire company fails to do so, it is liable to prosecution, and the enforcement action taken by police and the courts demonstrates that the existing legislative framework is functioning as intended.

The Government keeps road traffic enforcement powers under review, but individual prosecutions are operational matters for local police forces in conjunction with the Crown Prosecution Service.