| answer text |
<p>On the A55 in North Wales during 2015 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
can confirm (1) 119 heavy goods vehicles in total were checked for weight offences,
eight of these vehicles were registered within Great Britain (GB) and 111 were registered
outside of GB. Out of 119, 74 were found to have weight offences and received immediate
prohibitions, four of these were registered within GB and 70 were registered outside
of GB.</p><p> </p><p>(2) 1445 vehicles were checked for drivers hours offences, 186
were registered within GB and 1259 were registered outside of GB. Out of 1445 vehicles
checked, 276 received Drivers Hours Prohibitions; these are all immediate prohibitions.
Of the 276, 12 were registered within GB and 264 outside of GB.</p><p> </p><p>(3)
Vehicles are checked for mechanical condition and checks are recorded for Motor Vehicle
and Trailer separately. For the motor vehicle part only, 779 vehicles were checked
for mechanical condition offences, 108 of those were registered within GB and 671
were registered outside of GB. Of the 779 vehicles checked, 192 were found to have
mechanical condition offences, 20 were registered in GB and 172 were outside of GB.
Of the 192, 71 received immediate prohibitions. Of those 71, 15 were registered within
GB and 56 outside of GB. For the trailer part of the vehicle, 647 trailers were checked
for mechanical condition offences, 42 of these were registered within GB and 605 were
registered outside of GB. Of the 647 trailers checked, 252 were found to have mechanical
condition offences, 6 were registered within GB and 246 were registered outside of
GB; 70 out of the 252 trailers, received immediate prohibitions, four of which were
registered inside GB and 66 were outside of GB.</p><p> </p><p>(4) DVSA cannot provide
accurate data for how may vehicles were checked for speeding due to how the information
is recorded.</p>
|
|
