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Motor Licence Duties (Cost of Collection).

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 1929.

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The expenditure incurred by licensing authorities in Great Britain in the collection of motor licence duties during the past three years was:

Year.Total Costs.Per cent. of Revenue collected.
£
1925–26347,3972.10
1926–27373,6471.87
1927–28403,2351.79
These figures include the cost of the system of registration of motor vehicles, which accounts for a substantial proportion of the total expenditure.