HC Deb 15 May 1981 vol 4 cc375-6W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many three-wheeled vehicles are currently licensed on British roads;

(2) how many accidents have occurred according to the latest available figures amongst three-wheeled cars on United Kingdom roads.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Accident information is available for Great Britain in the form of numbers of vehicles involved and casualties among users:

Three-wheeled vehicles licensed, and involved in injury accidents GB: 1979 and 1980
1979 1980
Invalid tricycles
licensed 16,649 13,811
involved 343 *
Other three-wheeled cars and vans
licensed 97,610 93,011
involved 1,433 *
Causualties to occupants of these vehicles were:
1979†1980
Invalid tricycle users 263 233

1979 1980
Other three-wheeled vehicles
drivers 712 690
passengers 655 642
*not yet available.
†provisional.