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tingray is here to itch TED dodgers
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Sheppard ,teapon against road tax s is expected to recoup of pounds a year.
1-tech Stingray cam:an detect unlicensed vans and cars even if re travelling at more Omph. Within two hours igray's launch by the and Vehicle Licensing / in London last 100 offenders had aught.
cameras, which erated from vans I in lay-bys and on 5, read number of passing vehiheck them against records and store mages of those to be unlicensed. dozen camera have begun operin London; by the f the year scores will be operating ;flout the country. lie Powell, co-ordiof the Stingray camsays £24m a year is nnually through VED evasion on HGVs. "Another tool means we will catch even more people this year she adds. This type of camera has been specially designed for us and has never been used anywhere else before." Hauliers who evade VED face fines of up to £23,000 per vehicle, as well as back-duty penalties.
The DVLA says its war against VED evasion is becoming increasingly effective. A roadside survey in 1999 showed that the proportion of untaxed vehicles had fallen from 4.1% in 1994 to 3.9%, bringing in an extra £17m a year.
• In London, the launch of Stingray has been timed to coincide with increased VED checks by the police.