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<p> </p><p>In the 12 month period ending June 2014, 1.79 million foreign registered
road goods vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe. This was a 15
per cent increase on the previous 12 month period. Statistics are available for outward
traffic only to minimise reporting burdens as inbound data would be so similar.</p><p>
</p><p>The HGV Road User Levy was introduced on 1 April 2014 for goods vehicles over
12 tonnes. After five calendar months to 31 August 2014, £20.1m revenue had been collected
through the foreign operator payment system from vehicles registered in 80 different
countries. This revenue came from the purchase of 752,000 levies ranging from daily
to annual time restrictions. In Great Britain, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
have issued 978 fixed penalty notices for £295k to vehicles from 44 different countries
and indicate a compliance rate of over 95% from vehicles stopped.</p><p> </p>
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