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Driving Offences: Fines

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 17 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been paid into the Consolidated Fund from each type of fine on motorists in each year since 1997. (262420)

Fixed penalties and certain other enforcement income in respect of non-payment of vehicle excise duty is paid to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The amounts remitted by DVLA to the Consolidated Fund in recent years are given as follows.

The Department for Transport does not collect information on fines imposed by magistrates or Crown courts or by the police.

Enforcement of vehicle excise duty: Fines and related income remitted by DVLA to HM Treasury Consolidated Fund

£ million

2002-03

24.3

2003-04

29.3

2004-05

32.1

2005-06

39.7

2006-07

40.0

2007-08

47.0