Heavy Goods Vehicles: Weight Restrictions

House of Lords written question – answered at on 9 January 2006.

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Photo of Lord Bradshaw Lord Bradshaw Spokesperson in the Lords, Transport

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.

Photo of Baroness Scotland of Asthal Baroness Scotland of Asthal Minister of State (Criminal Justice and Offender Management), Home Office, Minister of State (Home Office) (Criminal Justice and Offender Management)

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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