House of Lords written question – answered at on 9 January 2006.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions took place in the last year for which figures are available of heavy goods vehicle drivers not complying with weight restrictions on rural A class roads; and
How many prosecutions have taken place regarding heavy goods vehicles drivers not complying with weight restrictions on rural A class roads in Derbyshire.
Data from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform show that in 2004 the number of people prosecuted for "exceeding gross weight or axle weight" under the Road Vehicles (Constructions and Use) Regulations 1986, Regulations 72, 75-80; and Road Traffic Act 1998 Sections 41B & 42 as added by the Road Traffic Act 1991 Section 8 for England and Wales was 4,315 and for Derbyshire, 25. It is not possible to identify the type of driver and class of road as these details are not collected centrally. Information for Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Office and that for Northern Ireland for the Northern Ireland Office.
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