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Written Answers
26 OCTOBER 2009
Written Answers
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Paul Clark: The information requested is given in the
following table:
Fatal casualties resulting from reported accidents involving side or rear collisions
with heavy goods vehicles 1 , Great Britain: 2004-08
Number
2004 153
2005 189
2006 183
2007 176
2008 148
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All heavy goods vehicles over 3.5t
Lorries: Safety
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department
for Transport whether heavy goods vehicles are required
to be fitted with class V mirrors. [295012]
Paul Clark: All large goods vehicles, above 3.5 tonnes
gross mass, first used after 1 January 2000, are required
to be fitted with a class V (close proximity) mirror on
the passenger side. There are some exemptions but only
for those vehicles where the class V mirror cannot be
fitted at least 2 metres from the ground.
Motor Vehicles: Lighting
Mr. Goodwill: To ask the Minister of State, Department
for Transport when he expects to publish the Government’s
response to the consultation on amending the Road
Vehicle Lighting Regulations, which closed on 9 October
2008. [295492]
Paul Clark: The response to the consultation will be
published at the same time as the statutory instrument
amending the regulations is laid before Parliament.
This is expected to be before the end of the year.
Motor Vehicles: York
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Minister of State,
Department for Transport how many domestic vehicles
in each vehicle excise duty band were registered to
addresses in York in the latest period for which figures
are available. [295221]
Paul Clark: The following table provides the total
number of privately owned cars and light vans that were
licensed on the 30 June, 2009 in the City of York
council.
Cars that were first registered before 1 March 2001
have their vehicle excise duty band based on engine size.
Cars that have been first registered since this date have
their vehicle excise duty band based on CO 2 emissions.
As some vans (light goods vehicles weighing no more
than 3,500 kilograms) may be used for domestic purposes,
all privately owned vans registered in the City of York
council have been included in the table.
Details on the vehicle excise duty rates application to
each band are available at:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/
HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524
Percentage of total private cars
Tax band (CO 2 emission g/km 2 ) Number in City of York City of York Great Britain
Vehicles registered on or after 1March 2001
Band A: Up to 100 23 0.0 0.0
Band B: 101-110 620 0.8 0.8
Band C: 111-120 1,486 2.0 1.9
Band D: 121-130 1,716 2.3 1.9
Band E: 131-140 6,274 8.3 7.2
Band F: 141-150 7,948 10.6 9.4
Band G: 151-165 12,003 15.9 13.7
Band H: 166-175 5,468 7.3 5.9
Band I: 176-185 4,293 5.7 4.7
Band J: 186-200 4,210 5.6 5.3
Post-2006 Band K: 201-225 1 3,442 4.6 4.5
Post-2006 Band L: 226-255 1 369 0.5 0.5
Post-2006 Band M: Over 255 1 384 0.5 0.6
Pre-2006 Band K: Over 201 2 2,424 3.2 4.0
Unknown tax band 592 0.8 3.2
Vehicles registered before 1 March 2001
Engine size under 1,549 cc 9,183 12.2 12.6
Engine size 1,549 cc or over 13,462 17.9 20.8
Private cars that are exempt from vehicle excise duty 1,416 1.9 3.2
Total private cars 75,313 100 100
Private motorcycles, mopeds and scooters 5,157 n/a n/a
Private light goods vehicles 3 3,967 n/a n/a
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Applies to cars first registered on or after 23 March 2006
2
Applies to cars first registered before 23 March 2006
3
Goods vehicles weighing no more than 3,500 kg