Road Vehicles (Numbers) (Hansard, 4 February 1975)

HC Deb 04 February 1975 vol 885 c483W 483W

§ Mr. Dudley Smith
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of cars, goods vehicles, public service vehicles and motor cycles, respectively, in use in September 1974; and what change this represented from the number in each class in September 1973.

§ Mr. Carmichael
The information is given in the following table. The 1974 figures are provisional.

CURRENTLY LICENSED VEHICLES IN THIRD QUARTER^*

1973 1974 Change

000 000 Per cent.

Cars 13,497 13,639 +1

Goods vehicles 1,722 1,762 +2

Public service vehicles 106 107 +1

Motor cycles etc. 1,006 1,042 +4

^* Excludes all vehicles exempted from taxation.

CURRENTLY LICENSED VEHICLES IN THIRD QUARTER^*
	1973	1974	Change
	000	000	Per cent.
Cars	13,497	13,639	+1
Goods vehicles	1,722	1,762	+2
Public service vehicles	106	107	+1
Motor cycles etc.	1,006	1,042	+4
^* Excludes all vehicles exempted from taxation.