Vehicles Licensed In Great Britain during 2005

Vehicles Licensed In Great Britain during 2005

London, 23 March/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT News Release (TR-005 (026)) issued by The Government News Network on 23 March 2006. The Department for Transport today published National Statistics of on the stock of licensed vehicles in Great Britain in 2005.

-The total number of motor vehicles licensed at the end of 2005 was 2.0% higher than at the end of 2004.

-Key results for the change in the stock of licensed vehicles between end of 2004 and 2005 include:

-The number of car licences increased by 1.8 per cent;

-The number of company cars licensed increased by nearly 6.1 per cent;

-The number of light goods vehicles licensed increased by 4.3 per cent;

-The number of motor cycles, scooters and mopeds licensed increased by 1.3 per cent.

-The number of Goods vehicles licensed decreased by 2.6% which was the only category where licensed stock fell during 2005.

Details are given in the tables below.

[code]Table 1: Motor Vehicles currently licensed: by taxation group:
2004 and 2005 in Great Britain (thousands)

Taxation Group 2004 2005 Percentage
change
Private and Light Goods: Cars 25,754 26,208 1.8
Private and Light Goods: Non Cars 2,900 3,019 4.1
Motor cycles scooters and mopeds 1,060 1,075 1.4
Buses and Coaches 100 103 3.2
Goods 434 433 -0.3
Exempt Vehicles 1,929 1,978 2.5
Other Vehicles 82 82 0.5

All Vehicles 32,259 32,897 2.0

Table 2: Motor Vehicles currently licensed, by body type:
2004 and 2005 in Great britain (thousands)

Body Type 2004 2005 Percentage
change
All Cars 27,028 27,520 1.8
of which Company Cars 2,293 2,434 6.1
Taxis 41 42 2.5
Motor cycles, mopeds & scooters 1,191 1,206 1.3
Buses & coaches 178 178 0.4
Light Goods 2,816 2,937 4.3
Goods 427 416 -2.6
Other Vehicles 578 598 3.5
All vehicles 32,259 32,897 2.0


Table 3: Motor Vehicles registered for the first time,by taxation group:
2004 and 2005 in Great Britain (thousands)

Taxation Group 2004 2005 Percentage
change
Private and Light Goods: Cars 2,437 2,266 -7.0
Private and Light Goods:Non-Cars 347 337 -2.9
Motor cycles scooters and mopeds 134 132 -1.1
Buses & coaches 8 9 7.0
Goods 48 51 6.6
Exempt Vehicles 202 216 7.1
Other Vehicles 8 9 6.2
All Vehicles 3,185 3,021 -5.2

Table 4:Motor Vehicles registered for the first time: by body type:
2004 and 2005 in Great Britain (thousands)

Body Type 2004 2005 Percentage
change
All Cars 2,599 2,443 -6.0
of which Company Cars 1,368 1,388 1.5
Taxis 3 3 11.4
Motor cycless, mopeds & scooters 137 136 -1.1
Buses & coaches 13 13 -0.7
Light Goods 340 329 -3.3
Goods 34 34 1.0
Other Vehicles 59 63 6.3
All vehicles 3,185 3,021 -5.2

Notes to editors

1. Figures are produced from DVLA licensing records.

2. More detailed statistics will be published in "Vehicle Licensing Statistics
2005" during May 2006.[/code]


Department for Transport Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk



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