HC Deb 11 February 1992 vol 203 c420W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) vehicles in total were registered with the DVLC in each year since 1980; how many (i) motor cars and (ii) heavy goods vehicles are currently registered for addresses in the east midlands region; and what is his estimate for the total number of (1) motor cars and (2) heavy goods vehicles in Great Britain.

Mr. Chope

The information requested is as follows:

Thousands
Year Heavy Goods Vehicles Total Vehicles
1980 475 19,200
1981 451 19,347
1982 436 19,762
1983 436 20,209
1984 437 20,765
1985 432 21,157
1986 435 21,699
1987 444 22,152
1988 462 23,202
1989 478 24,196
1990 460 24,673
East Midlands Region: 1990
Thousands
Motor Cars Heavy Goods Vehicles
1,403 37

It is forecast that the number of vehicles of body type car in Great Britain in 2000 will be in the range of 24 to 26 million.

My Department does not forecast the number of heavy goods vehicles, but it forecasts that HGV traffic in 2000 will be 15 to 27 per cent. higher than in 1990.

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