HC Deb 20 March 1980 vol 981 c311W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Minister of Transport what is the total number of road vehicles registered with, and licensed by, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre; and how many of these vehicles are vehicles under 5 years, 10 years and 15 years-old, respectively.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Exact figures cannot be obtained except at disproportionate cost.

At 31 December 1979 there were about 18.6 million licensed or exempt vehicles on the DVLC register. An approximate analysis by age shows:

million
Under 5 years old 7.5
Under 10 years old 14.9
Under 15 years old 17.7

0.3 million records (mainly exempt vehicles) have not been analysed by age. The remaining 0.6 million are vehicles 15 or more years old.