HC Deb 30 January 1992 vol 202 c632W
Sir Gerard Vaughan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on the number of licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom, by region.

Mr. Chope

The records kept at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency show the total number of vehicles licensed in the United Kingdom, by region, as at 31 December 1990 were as follows:

Number of licensed vehicles
Region Thousands
Northern 1,104
Yorkshire and Humberside 1,995
East Midlands 1,758
East Anglia 1,097
South East 8,229
South West 2,403
West Midlands 2,456
North West 2,566
Scotland 1,811
Wales 1,222
Not known 32
Total Great Britain 24,673
Northern Ireland 543
Total United Kingdom 25,216