HL Deb 02 March 1976 vol 368 cc1000-1WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the number of road vehicle licences current at any time during the September 1975 quarter as given in the Annual Abstract of Statistics, Table 257.

Baroness BIRK

This information is not readily available in the precise form requested, but the following provisional figures are available.

Road Vehicles with licences current:
1975 (3rd quarter)
GREAT BRITIAN
Thousands
Total 17,489
Cars* 13,746
Motorcycles etc:
Total* 1,269
Bicycles:
Up to 50 cc. 546
Other 615
Three wheelers 107
Pedestrian Controlled vehicles 1
Public Road passenger vehicles:
Total* 112
Buses, coaches, taxis, etc.:
Not over 8 passengers 32
over 8 passengers 80
Goods vehicles:
Total* 1,781
General haulage vehicles:
Unladen weight:
Not over 1½ tons 1,112
Over 1½ and not over 3 tons 199
Over 3 tons 392
Agricultural vans and lorries 71
General haulage tractors 7
Agricultural tractors and engines* 414
Vehicles exempt from licence duty† 167
*Excludes vehicles exempt from licence duty
†Includes vehicles operated under the Crown vehicles scheme