§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many motor cars are registered in the UK with engine sizes(a) above and (b) below 1500 cc; and how many miles were driven on average in each of the last five years in the UK by motor cars with engine sizes (i) above and (ii) below 1500 cc. [138441]
§ Mr. HillAt the end of June 2000, the most recent date for which figures are available, there were 14,420,933 cars licensed in Great Britain with an engine size of greater than 1500 cc and 9,856,665 cars with an engine size of 1500 cc or less.
Average mileage of cars in Great Britain is estimated as part of the National Travel Survey. However, results are not available for individual years and are instead 660W combined over three years to ensure a suitable level of accuracy. In the last five years, there has been little change in the average annual car mileage by engine size:
- (i) The average annual distance recorded by cars of above 1,500cc was about 10,850 miles in 1997–99, compared to 11,610 miles in 1992–94.
- (ii) for cars up to and including 1,500cc, the equivalent distances were 7,530 miles in 1997–99 and 7,580 miles in 1992–94.
Comparable data are not available for Northern Ireland.