Road Safety Bill [HL]

I have had my frustrations with the contributions of the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, on occasions today, but his last one frustrated me the most. He produced an absolutely perfect response to the movers of the amendment, but ended by saying,"““but I shall be very interested to hear what the Minister has to say””." I would have been content for him to say that the Minister did not need to say anything else because he had said it. That would have foreshortened the debate and we would have finished this part of the Bill a little earlier. I recognise that the Government are required to comment on the amendments and the important points made by the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw. I heard what the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, said about how easy it is to be prosecuted for being in charge of a dangerous vehicle. Let me make it clear. The vehicle must be dangerous, so a bald tyre does not come within the frame. I hear what the noble Earl says on a facet that looks quite simple about the filler cap not fitting. That sounds pretty dangerous to me. You would have to be a pretty careless driver not to know that your filler cap does not fit.