Second-hand Cars (Hansard, 28 January 1985)

§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the number and value of second-hand cars bought and sold in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Channon
The available information relates only to sales of used motor vehicles and motor cycles in Great Britain and is shown in the table:

£ million

1978 4,148^*

1979 4,847^*

1980 5,067^*

1981 4,992^*

1982 5,691†

^* Inclusive of VAT

† Exclusive of VAT

Figures for 1982 were published in an article in "British Business" on 10 August 1984, pages 590 to 594. For 1978 to 1981 they were published in pages 652 to 658 of "British Business" on 15 July 1983.
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§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the number of firms currently involved in the retailing of second-hand cars.

§ Mr. Channon
No information is available on the number of businesses involved in the retailing of second-hand cars.

	£ million
1978	4,148^*
1979	4,847^*
1980	5,067^*
1981	4,992^*
1982	5,691†
^* Inclusive of VAT
† Exclusive of VAT