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Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor: Surrender for future sale

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A decision made on 30 September 2020

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2020-0044

Decision Summary Title:

Surrender of Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor.

Date of Decision Summary:

17 August 2020

Decision Summary Author:

Registration Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Surrender of Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor.

Date of Written Report:

17 August 2020

Written Report Author:

Registration Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Surrender of Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor for future sale at public auction by the Inspector of Motor Traffic.

Decision(s): The Minister approved the proposal from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To make funds available from the sale of the mark-right for J4 to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (via Jersey Fleet Management) to offset the cost of a replacement environmentally friendly official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor with the remaining funds being retained by Growth Housing and Environment for Infrastructure projects.

 

Resource Implications: None.

 

Action required:

  1. Inspector of Motor Traffic to process the surrender of J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor and make the Mark-Right for J4 available for sale in the next DVS registration mark auction.

 

  1. Jersey Fleet Management to invoice DVS for up to 50% of the amount raised for J4 at auction.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

Date Signed

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor: Surrender for future sale

GROWTH, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

SURRENDER OF J4 FROM THE OFFICIAL VEHICLE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND

 

FUTURE SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To detail the reasons behind the surrender of Vehicle Registration Mark J4 from the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor.

 

 

Background

 

The Vehicle Registration Mark J4 is currently assigned to the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor. On 30 July 2020 the Inspector of Motor Traffic was contacted by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor with a proposal regarding the surrender of J4 in order to make it available for sale at the next DVS registration mark auction with up to 50% of the proceeds raised to be ring fenced and used to offset the cost of the future purchase of a future replacement vehicle  as the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor with the remaining proceeds being retained by Growth Housing and Environment for use on Infrastructure projects.

 

A replacement official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor is now overdue, which is leased through the Government Jersey Fleet Management. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is considering options for an environmentally friendly (electric/hybrid) official vehicle to align with the Government of Jersey Carbon Neutral Strategy. Jersey Fleet Management will invoice DVS for up to 50% of the amount achieved at auction for J4.

 

 

Discussion

 

Under the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993, The Inspector of Motor Traffic may make arrangements to grant a selected mark-right; by private sale, by seeking tenders, by auction or by any other means appearing to the Inspector to be efficient in raising funds through the arrangements and to be proportionate in formality to the amount likely to be raised.

 

DVS usually hold an annual auction of various registration marks with the next auction scheduled for September 2020.

 

 

Recommendation

 

The Minister for Infrastructure is recommended to approve the proposal.

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To make funds available from the sale of the mark-right for J4 to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (via Jersey Fleet Management) to purchase a new environmentally friendly vehicle for use as the official vehicle of the Lieutenant Governor with the remaining proceeds raised going towards Infrastructure projects.

 

 

Financial and Manpower Implications

 

None.

 

 

Action Required

 

Inspector of Motor Traffic to process the surrender of J4 from the official vehicle of Lieutenant Governor and make the Mark-Right available for sale in the next DVS registration mark auction.

 

Jersey Fleet Management to invoice DVS for up to 50% of the amount achieved for J4 at auction.

 

 

 

 

Written by:

Registration Manager

 

 

Approved by: 

Inspector of Motor Traffic

 

 

Endorsed by:

Acting Director of Regulation

 

 

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