To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the most recent estimate is of the number of vehicles which should have an MOT safety test but do not. (156054)

A national vehicle and driver compliance check undertaken by the police in 2006 showed that, of the vehicles stopped, 4.2 per cent. were without a valid MOT certificate. This equates to approximately 1 million vehicles which should have a valid MOT certificate, but do not. The report is published on the Department for Transport website at

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/vehicles/roadspolicingoperationv79/

and copies have been placed in the Library of the House.