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View from the UK Parliament

As the profile of the issues surrounding foreign registered vehicles rises, politicians across the spectrum are beginning to recognise the economic and societal consequences arising from growing numbers of foreign vehicle owners ignoring UK driving and parking rules.

Questions have been tabled by politicians across the political spectrum. They reflect concerns that the Government is not yet working proactively to resolve the data sharing and legal issues between the UK and other EU member states that prevent enforcement of penalty notices against foreign registered vehicles.

Costs of Penalty Evasion
Cross Border Penalty Enforcement EU
Databases and Data Protection
Deposit System
Draft Local Transport Bill
DVLA
Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in what circumstances the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is permitted to reveal the details which it holds on individual citizens to third parties unrelated to the Department of Transport. [213012]24 June 2008 [view answer] [Hansard]
Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2007, Official Report, column 971W, on driving offences, how many vehicles are represented by the 2.5 per cent. of cases in which it is not possible to trace a vehicle from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing A...

19 June 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to tackle drivers avoiding prosecution through being untraceable to an address. [141300]

12 June 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) driver and (b) vehicle information held on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database that is inaccurate. [139972]

05 June 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]
Lord Bradshaw asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to allow data relating to vehicle ownership to be exchanged between European registration authorities with a view to enforcing fines and penalties imposed on foreign-registered vehicles. 18 April 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to centralise data collected by CCTV at the national Auto Number Plate Recognition Data Centre; and how much he has allocated to facilitate the integration of this data. [125643]

15 March 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Mr. Mackay: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if she will make a statement on plans to increase data sharing across Government. [125521]

08 March 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Andrew Selous: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster If she will make a statement on plans to increase data sharing across Government. [125525]

07 March 2007 [view answer] [Hansard]

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for a national computer database of persistent parking offenders; and if he will make a statement. [104077]

04 December 2006 [view answer] [Hansard]

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many endorsements were issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to holders of foreign driving licences in each year from 2000 to 2006, broken down by the country of origin of the licence holder. [94918]

20 October 2006 [view answer] [Hansard]
European Electronic Tolling Systems
FRVs and Accidents
HGVs on UK Roads
House of Lords debates
Parking Penalties
Prum Treaty
Road Charging
Sixth Month Rule and Registration
The Northern Irish Angle
The size of the problem

Facts & Figures

  • The number of foreign heavy goods vehicles entering the UK has trebled in the last ten years
  • 1.7m foreign HGVs pass through UK ports each year for mainland Europe
  • 8% of HGVs on UK roads at any one time are foreign registered
  • Foreign HGVs use roads three times more than UK registered HGVs
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