PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions (2 October 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to enforcement officers in relation to idling engines; and whether he plans to update that guidance.
Asked by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Asked by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Answer
Guidance for Local Authorities on idling enforcement was last issued in 2002. This is when the relevant regulations, the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002), were enacted. This guidance is currently being revised by the Department and will be reissued to Local Authorities in the coming months.
Answered by:
George Freeman (Conservative)
8 October 2019
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