Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Anne Milton
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2010, Official Report, column 845W, on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and with reference to the draft Better Regulation Executive report, whether the DVLA’s draft enforcement strategy is the same as the enforcement policy currently being drafted.

Paul Clark
The two things are not the same.

The enforcement strategy deals with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s responsibility with respect to Vehicle Excise Duty enforcement.

The recent Better Regulation Executive report focused on the regulation of business. Their reference to the enforcement policy relates to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s operation of the Registration of Number Plate Suppliers scheme.

Mr. Greg Knight
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the cost to the public purse of administering the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s free prize draw promotion for motorists renewing their vehicle tax online or by telephone has been to date.

Paul Clark
The cost to the public purse of administering the free prize draw for motorists renewing their vehicle tax online or by telephone is as follows:

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|                     |£        |
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|June 2008-March 2009 |13,697.69|
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|April 2009-March 2010|11,332   |
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The cars offered as prizes were donated free of charge by the manufacturer.