HC Deb 11 January 2002 vol 377 c1064W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the cost was(a) to Government and (b) to other parties of introducing the new vehicle registration system. [26659]

Mr. Jamieson

The total cost to Government of the new registration system, including running costs to year 2011, is forecast at £2,383,000. The exact costs to other parties are not known. Estimated compliance costs are published in the Regulatory Impact Assessment, a copy of which is lodged in the Libraries of the House.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many vehicles were registered with DL registrations in(a) the last year and (b) the last 10 years of the old vehicle registration system. [26657]

Mr. Jamieson

The number of vehicles newly registered each year with DL suffixes between 1991 and 2001 is as follows:

Year Number
1991 3,733
1992 3,765
1993 2,982
1994 2,786
1995 2,807
1996 2,914
1997 4,651
1998 9,359
1999 4,695
2000 4,990
2001 13,463
1Up to the end of August

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many vehicles were registered in(a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland in (i) the last year and (ii) the last 10 years of the old vehicle registration system. [26658]

Mr. Jamieson

The following table shows the number of newly registered vehicles in each year between 1991 and 2000 and also for 2001 where figures are currently available.

Registrations of new vehicles
Thousand
Year Great Britain Northern Ireland
1991 1,922 79
1992 1,902 78
1993 2,074 83
1994 2,249 91
1995 2,307 97
1996 2,410 104
1997 2,598 112
1998 2,740 121
1999 2,766 122
2000 2,871 120
2001 12,968 270
1First 11 months 2First six months