To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many foreign-registered cars entered the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available. (278361)

Information relating to the number of foreign registered cars entering the UK is not recorded.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what mechanism his Department uses to establish whether a foreign-registered car has been driven in the UK for a period of longer than six months. (278412)

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) records details of foreign registered vehicles as they are circulating in the UK from a range of sources. These include its own automatic number plate recognition cameras, reports from members of the public, the police, local authorities and DVLA’s wheel-clamping contractor. This information allows, on second and subsequent sightings, the length of time a vehicle is likely to have been circulating in the UK to be calculated, supporting wheel-clamping and impounding of non-compliant vehicles as appropriate.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many formerly foreign-registered cars were registered in the UK in each of the last three years. (278413)

The following figures provide the number of vehicles previously registered abroad that have been registered in the UK in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of foreign-registered cars using UK roads which did not re-register within six months in the latest period for which information is available. (278414)

The information requested is not held.