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1029423

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of drivers that have received fines for not renewing their road tax since the removal of the physical tax disc.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	204426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheel clamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The last Roadside Survey in June 2017 showed that more than 98% of vehicles were properly licensed. This demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with their legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Since the tax disc was abolished in October 2014, the DVLA has issued 4.4 million penalties to registered keepers of unlicensed vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 15:05:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1029424

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on sending out reminders to drivers to renew their road tax; and for what reason some drivers do not receive reminders.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	204427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues vehicle excise duty reminders to customers up to four weeks before the tax expires. The DVLA issues more than three million reminder letters each month. Complaints about non-delivery are rare, which suggests that the service works well for the majority of vehicle keepers.</p><p> </p><p>Occasionally vehicle keepers may not receive a reminder. This is often because the keeper may have moved house and not advised the DVLA of the new address, or the letter may have gone astray.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

994688

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of processing a single road tax renewal application and payment.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	184000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The current cost of processing a vehicle excise duty renewal application and payment is £1.10.</p><p>This information is published on the GOV.UK website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance/vehicle-tax" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance/vehicle-tax</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/10/2018 15:58:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

984392

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that vehicle tax for company cars supports the Road to Zero Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	177262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers hold regular discussions with their counterparts in HM Treasury on a range of transport issues. Policy on taxation is a matter for the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>To achieve the ambitions set out in the Road to Zero strategy, Government is investing nearly £1.5 billion between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug-in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure. This is one of the most comprehensive support packages in the world for zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2018 09:25:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

931839

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road tax payments were made (a) in full, (b) as monthly payments and (c) as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of annual, monthly and six-monthly direct debit payments for vehicle excise duty since this facility was introduced in October 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (Single payment)</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (monthly payments)</p></td><td><p>Six-month licence*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (1 October 2014 – to 31 March 2015)</p></td><td><p>540,421</p></td><td><p>4,009,244</p></td><td><p>604,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,164,574</p></td><td><p>8,880,444</p></td><td><p>1,640,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,243,301</p></td><td><p>10,762,883</p></td><td><p>1,194,294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,290,963</p></td><td><p>11,471,366</p></td><td><p>943.972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (1 April 2018 – 31 May 2018)</p></td><td><p>212,451</p></td><td><p>2,030,331</p></td><td><p>141,654</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This column shows figures for all six-month vehicle licences paid for by direct debit. Not all of these payments will be for the same vehicle by the same keeper.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931840

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse as a result of the five per cent surcharge applied to road tax payments made monthly or as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:37:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

824690

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the repayment system for Vehicle Excise Duty so that money is paid directly into bank accounts instead of by cheque.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	123491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently undertaking a programme of large scale technical change to enhance its services. As part of this work, the DVLA is reviewing the way refunds of vehicle excise duty are paid.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/01/2018 15:00:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

795813

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the non-payment of vehicle tax.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	116152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>More than 98% of vehicles on the road are properly licensed, meaning that the vast majority of drivers comply with the law. It has never been easier to license a vehicle and motorists can also spread payments across the year using direct debit.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These include reminder letters, fixed penalties, court prosecutions, the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras and the wheelclamping and removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The number of unlicensed vehicles clamped or impounded has increased to around 10,000 every month and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will continue to take action against those who do not pay. A major national advertising campaign has also recently been launched which targets vehicle excise duty evaders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2017 16:45:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

794395

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the effect of abolishing car tax discs on revenue collected through vehicle tax.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The amount of duty collected varies year on year for a variety of reasons. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency collects around £6 billion in vehicle excise duty annually.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 14:30:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

794396

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of untaxed vehicles on the road.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>More than 98% of vehicles on the road are properly licensed, meaning that the vast majority of drivers comply with the law. It has never been easier to license a vehicle and motorists can also spread payments across the year using direct debit.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures designed to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These include reminder letters, fixed penalties, court prosecutions, the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras and the wheelclamping and removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The number of unlicensed vehicles clamped or impounded has increased to around 10,000 every month and the DVLA will continue to take action against those who do not pay. A major national advertising campaign has also recently been launched which targets vehicle excise duty evaders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 11:36:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith