§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year of registration since
Vehicles licensed at the end of 1994 Public transport vehicles3 Year first registered Passenger cars1 Heavy goods vehicles2 8 seats or less More than 8 seats All Pre 1970 144,700 500 150 940 1,090 1970 16,400 100 40 70 110 1971 19,900 200 30 130 150 1972 31,400 300 40 220 270 1973 36,800 400 50 700 750 1974 28,300 400 60 740 810 1975 29,200 500 80 1,030 1,100 1976 37,500 800 140 1,970 2,110 1977 56,300 1,000 250 2,430 2,670 1978 102,300 1,700 490 3,130 3,620 1979 180,400 3,400 620 3,950 4,570 1980 262,300 4,100 820 4,460 5,290 1981 406,000 4,300 1,180 3,730 4,910 1982 705,400 7,400 1,570 3,590 5,160 1983 1,045,100 12,300 1,230 3,670 4,900 1984 1,203,300 17,900 1,700 3,450 5,150 1985 1,407,300 24,200 1,610 3,210 4,820 1986 1,539,500 28,300 2,300 4,630 6,930 1987 1,721,300 36,200 2,670 4,570 7,240 1988 1,948,300 47,700 3,420 4,940 8,360 1989 2,068,900 52,500 2,760 4,970 7,730 1990 1,823,400 38,300 3,000 4,280 7,280 1991 1,454,100 26,100 2,210 3,030 5,230 1992 1,491,700 27,100 2,020 2,940 4,960 1993 1,680,500 31,700 1,800 3,610 5,410 1994 1,759,000 39,300 2,230 4,140 6,380 All 21,199,200 406,700 32,460 74,520 106,980 1 All vehicles with car body types irrespective of taxation class. 2Taxation classes 1 to 9, including HGV, Trailer HGV, HGV Farmers, Trailer HGV Farmers, HGV Showman's, Trailer HGV Showman's, Restricted HGV, Restricted HGV Farmers, Restricted HGV Showman's. 3 Taxation class 35, Hackney. From 1 July 1995 this tax class is replaced by class 34, Bus, for public transport vehicles with more than 8 seats.