Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring all (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters to be registered to an owner.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There is already legislation in place that governs the use of e-scooters on public land. E-scooters meet the definition of a ‘motor vehicle’ under the Road Traffic Act 1988. Therefore, as well as having to be registered, taxed, and insured, they must meet all other legal requirements of a motor vehicle to be used on the road. By their design, e-scooters complying with the wide range of requirements is difficult to achieve. Consequentially, most private e-scooters are illegal to use on the road, cycle lanes or pavements (i.e. otherwise than on private land), and rental e-scooters can only be used in rental e-scooter trial area.
The Department considered the potential advantages and disadvantages of a mandatory registration and licensing system for cycle ownership as part of a comprehensive cycling and walking safety review in 2018. This found that the cost and complexity of such a system would outweigh the benefits, and that restricting people’s ability to cycle in this way would mean that many would be likely to choose other modes of transport instead, with negative impacts for congestion, pollution, and health. However all policies are kept under review.
If e-cycles exceed the criteria in the Electrically Pedal Assisted Cycles Regulations (1983), then, among other criteria limits power and speed, they are also classed as motor vehicles, requiring tax, insurance, and similar requirements.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many statutory off-road notifications were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in 2023.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received 2,912,375 statutory off-road notifications in 2023.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many V62 application forms were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in 2023; and what the average waiting time was for approving those applications.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows the total number and average waiting time of manual and digital applications processed in 2023.
| Manual applications | Digital applications | ||
| Total number processed | Average processing time (in working days) | Total number processed | Average processing time |
V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate | 2,541,989 | 4 | 14,497,650 These transactions are not available separately | The average waiting time to process digital applications is not readily available but is typically one day if the transaction is successful and casework or medical enquiries are not required. |
V62 Application for a Vehicle Registration Certificate | 1,499,893 | 9 | ||
V890 Statutory Off Road Notification | 62,769 | 1 | 2,381,559 | |
V317 Application to keep/transfer a vehicle registration number | 115,168 | 4 | 1,002,687 | |
D1 – non medical Application for a driving licence | 1,716,073 | 6 | 7,622,328 | |
D2 – non medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 284,980 | 5 | 62,982 | |
D1 - medical Application for a driving licence | 309,395 | 63 | 55,802 | |
D2 - medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 90,273 | 55 | This service is not offered online | |
D777B Application for a driver digital tachograph card | 22,488 | 3 | 159,888 | |
For the figures above, the mode average has been used to calculate the number of average processing days.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many V317 application forms were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in 2023; and what the average waiting time was for approving those applications.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows the total number and average waiting time of manual and digital applications processed in 2023.
| Manual applications | Digital applications | ||
| Total number processed | Average processing time (in working days) | Total number processed | Average processing time |
V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate | 2,541,989 | 4 | 14,497,650 These transactions are not available separately | The average waiting time to process digital applications is not readily available but is typically one day if the transaction is successful and casework or medical enquiries are not required. |
V62 Application for a Vehicle Registration Certificate | 1,499,893 | 9 | ||
V890 Statutory Off Road Notification | 62,769 | 1 | 2,381,559 | |
V317 Application to keep/transfer a vehicle registration number | 115,168 | 4 | 1,002,687 | |
D1 – non medical Application for a driving licence | 1,716,073 | 6 | 7,622,328 | |
D2 – non medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 284,980 | 5 | 62,982 | |
D1 - medical Application for a driving licence | 309,395 | 63 | 55,802 | |
D2 - medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 90,273 | 55 | This service is not offered online | |
D777B Application for a driver digital tachograph card | 22,488 | 3 | 159,888 | |
For the figures above, the mode average has been used to calculate the number of average processing days.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many V5C application forms were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in 2023; and what the average waiting time was for approving those applications.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows the total number and average waiting time of manual and digital applications processed in 2023.
| Manual applications | Digital applications | ||
| Total number processed | Average processing time (in working days) | Total number processed | Average processing time |
V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate | 2,541,989 | 4 | 14,497,650 These transactions are not available separately | The average waiting time to process digital applications is not readily available but is typically one day if the transaction is successful and casework or medical enquiries are not required. |
V62 Application for a Vehicle Registration Certificate | 1,499,893 | 9 | ||
V890 Statutory Off Road Notification | 62,769 | 1 | 2,381,559 | |
V317 Application to keep/transfer a vehicle registration number | 115,168 | 4 | 1,002,687 | |
D1 – non medical Application for a driving licence | 1,716,073 | 6 | 7,622,328 | |
D2 – non medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 284,980 | 5 | 62,982 | |
D1 - medical Application for a driving licence | 309,395 | 63 | 55,802 | |
D2 - medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 90,273 | 55 | This service is not offered online | |
D777B Application for a driver digital tachograph card | 22,488 | 3 | 159,888 | |
For the figures above, the mode average has been used to calculate the number of average processing days.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many V890 application forms were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in 2023; and what the average waiting time was for approving those applications.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The table below shows the total number and average waiting time of manual and digital applications processed in 2023.
| Manual applications | Digital applications | ||
| Total number processed | Average processing time (in working days) | Total number processed | Average processing time |
V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate | 2,541,989 | 4 | 14,497,650 These transactions are not available separately | The average waiting time to process digital applications is not readily available but is typically one day if the transaction is successful and casework or medical enquiries are not required. |
V62 Application for a Vehicle Registration Certificate | 1,499,893 | 9 | ||
V890 Statutory Off Road Notification | 62,769 | 1 | 2,381,559 | |
V317 Application to keep/transfer a vehicle registration number | 115,168 | 4 | 1,002,687 | |
D1 – non medical Application for a driving licence | 1,716,073 | 6 | 7,622,328 | |
D2 – non medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 284,980 | 5 | 62,982 | |
D1 - medical Application for a driving licence | 309,395 | 63 | 55,802 | |
D2 - medical Application for lorry, bus or minibus driving licence | 90,273 | 55 | This service is not offered online | |
D777B Application for a driver digital tachograph card | 22,488 | 3 | 159,888 | |
For the figures above, the mode average has been used to calculate the number of average processing days.
Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle vehicle registration fraud.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
It is an offence to provide the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with false or misleading information. The DVLA requires proof of name of address as part of the application process for the first registration of vehicles and there is a legal obligation on vehicles’ keepers to notify the DVLA of certain subsequent changes to the vehicle (including a change of keeper).
Unfortunately, there will always be a small percentage of individuals who, for whatever reason, will not comply with their legal obligation to provide correct information. The DVLA works with key stakeholders to identify and prevent vehicle fraud. In the event of fraud, the DVLA actively gathers information and intelligence regarding illegal and improper conduct and will follow up any notifications of fraudulent activity with the relevant authorities.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of charging tax on (a) scooters and (b) other smaller petrol motor vehicles.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on mechanically propelled vehicles kept or used on public roads. This includes petrol cars and motorcycles.
Rates for cars can vary based on date of first registration, engine size and emissions. Rates for motorcycles can vary based on engine size. For the purposes of VED, a motorcycle is defined as a motorbicycle or motortricycle that does not exceed 450kg unladen and therefore includes some vehicles that are commonly referred to as ‘scooters’.
Currently petrol cars, first registered between March 2001 and March 2017 and with emissions of less than 100g/km CO2 as well as all electrically propelled vehicles are exempt from VED.
At Autumn Statement 2022 the Chancellor announced that from 1 April 2025 all electric cars, vans and motorcycles would pay VED in the same way as petrol and diesel equivalents. This will mean that all cars, vans and motorcycles will pay VED unless otherwise exempt.
As with all taxes, VED is kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.
Asked by: Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to enable Ukrainian refugees to more easily register personal vehicles with the DVLA for tax and insurance purposes.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Department continues to explore options for how Ukrainian communities can be supported in the UK. To support the registration of Ukrainian vehicles, officials within the DfT are working across Whitehall to identify any other potential actions within existing legislative frameworks and will look to utilise these as appropriate.
Asked by: David Warburton (Independent - Somerton and Frome)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that changes to the registered details of vehicles are processed swiftly.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The quickest and easiest way to notify changes to vehicle registration details is by using the DVLA’s online service. However, all DVLA vehicle services are operating within normal turnaround times and without delay.