Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heavy goods vehicles subject to roadside checks between 2018 and 2020 had major defects; and how many of those were registered (1) in the UK, and (2) abroad.

For the period 1 January 2018 up to and including 31 December 2020, the number of heavy goods vehicles found to have a major defect (Category 1) when subjected to a roadside check was 9,008.

5,044 of those vehicles were registered in the UK, and 3,964 were registered abroad.