Road Track Costs Report

HC Deb 27 February 1968 vol 759 cc353-4W

Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the numbers of vehicles of each class, including the numbers of goods vehicles in each weight category, on which was based the estimated revenue raised from road users given in Table 4: 2 of the Road Track Costs Report.

Mr. John Morris

The estimated numbers in each vehicle class in 1975 are as follows:

Vehicle category			Number in thousands
Cars	…	…	16,722
Motorcycles	…	…	1,250
P.S.Vs.	…	…	97
Light Vans	…	…	881
Heavy Goods Vehicles

Over	Not over
1½	2 ton	…	…	67
2	2½ton	…	…	59
2½	3 ton	…	…	43
3	4 ton	…	…	197
4	5 ton	…	…	104
5	6 ton	…	…	43
6	7 ton	…	…	30
7	8 ton	…	…	23
8	ton	…	…	37
	Total	…	…	19,553