HC Deb 10 May 1994 vol 243 c120W
Mr. David Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of heavy goods vehicles registered in 1979; and what is the total at the latest available date.

Mr. Key

The numbers of goods vehicles, both new registrations and licensed stock at year end, in 1979 and 1993 is given below. However, as a result of changes in vehicle taxation regulations which occurred between the two years, the 1979 and 1993 data are not strictly comparable. The earliest year for which figures comparable to 1993 are available is 1980 and estimates for this year have been included in the table.

Goods Vehicles
thousands
New registrations Stock at year end
Old definition Current definition Old definition Current definition
1979 91 561
19801 55 507
19932 33 432
1 Estimated
2 Provisional