Roadside cameras seek VED cheats
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• Cowboy hauliers will find it harder to avoid paying vehicle excise duty thanks to the increased use of digital cameras at the roadside.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency says it is already supplying a hit list of suspect cars and trucks to eight police forces which use the cameras to identify vehicles by their number plates. Within the next four months, it plans to begtn trials of its own automatic number-plate reader systems. lf successful, use of the cameras will be rolled out nationally later this year.
The DVLA says the government loses 1193m a year from unlicensed vehicles being used on public roads.
Apart from increased use of digital cameras, the agency is discussing ways of tightening • checks on VED by Vehicle Inspectorate enforcement staff In addition, it says it has won support from the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association for targeting areas where VED evasion is highest.