Vehicle enforcement data for Great Britain

Statistical data sets about vehicle enforcement checks, including prohibitions issued, top offences for prosecution and top defects.

Updated to include data from July 2025 to June 2026.

Updated the following tables to include data from January to March 2025 and data from April to June 2025: - Vehicle enforcement checks at roadside and operators' premises - Vehicle enforcement checks at roadside and operators' premises: severity of defects and offences

Updated the following tables to include data from January to March 2025 and data from April to June 2025: - Maintenance assessments and outcomes - Most common offences for prosecution - Top 10 prohibition defects as a percentage of all vehicles inspected - Transport of hazardous goods

Updated to include data from October to December 2024.

Updated to include data from April to June 2024 and data from July to September 2024.

Updated to include data from January to March 2024.

Updated to include data from July to December 2023.

Updated with data for July to September 2019.

Updated with data for April 2019 to June 2019.

Updated with data for April 2018 to March 2019.

Updated with data for April 2017 to March 2018.

Updated with data for April 2016 to March 2017.

Updated with data for April 2015 to March 2016.

This data set comes from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

It isn’t classed as an ‘official statistic’. This means it’s not subject to scrutiny and assessment by the UK Statistics Authority.

Vehicle enforcement checks at roadside and operators’ premises

As a commercial driver, you might be asked to stop by the police or a DVSA officer. They can stop lorries, buses and coaches.

The police and DVSA have the power to carry out spot checks on your vehicle and issue prohibitions if necessary. A prohibition prevents you from driving until you get a problem with your vehicle fixed.