§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the number of company cars in 1960, 1970 and in each year since 1974; and what proportion this represented of the total number of cars in each year.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to the reply, 16 July 1985]: Figures for the number of cars registered in company names are not available before 1980. The information requested from that date is as follows:
Year Total No. of Licensed Cars and Light Vans No. of Cars Registered in Company Names Proportion of Total per cent. 1980 15,072,000 1,748,000 11.6 1981 15,266,000 1,794,000 11.8 1982 15,685,000 1,813,000 11.5 1983 15,854,000 1,814,000 11.6 1984 16,399,000 1,917,000 11.7 It is estimated that a further 3 per cent. of all cars are registered in the name of a private individual but owned by a company.