Vehicles (Defective Lighting)

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of road vehicles his Department estimates have defective lighting.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths
About 10 per cent.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of road accidents are caused by defective vehicle lighting.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths
About 0·25 per cent. of motor vehicles involved in injury accidents are reported as having lighting defects which contributed to the accident.