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<p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency issues fines, known as ‘fixed penalties’,
for breaches of cabotage and combined transport rules.</p><p> </p><p>The number of
fixed penalties <em>issued</em> for breaches of cabotage and combined transport rules
in each of the last five years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of fines (fixed penalties) issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A cabotage offence is against
the operator of a vehicle, not the driver, and can only be issued to non-GB operators.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of fixed penalties <em>paid</em> for breaches of
cabotage and combined transport rules in each of the last five years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of fines (fixed penalties) paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
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