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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency paid out in refunds for unexpired vehicle licences in each year since 2000; and how much it expects to pay out in 2009 following the change in rules from 1 January 2009, such that only registered users of vehicles will be entitled to claim refunds. [HL623]
The information regarding refunds before 2002 could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The following table sets out volumes since then:
2002-03 £220.1 million 2003-04 £223.6 million 2004-05 £231.6 million 2005-06 £232.8 million 2006-07 £231.6 million 2007-08 £245.3 million 2008-09 £197.6 million (April—December)
There are no estimates for the volume of refunds in 2009-10.