§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his reply of 1 November 2000,Official Report, column 458W, in respect of the number of crushed cars in 2000, if he will break down the number by (a) registration year and (b) model. [136934]
§ Mr. HillDVLA's wheelclamping database holds information on clamped and impounded vehicles by registration mark and make. Although the exact ages of vehicles are not readily available, the age identification letter which forms part of the vehicle registration mark provides a good indication.
The following two tables show (i) the approximate age of the vehicle and (ii) the make of the crushed vehicle.
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DVLA—Wheelclamping scheme Breakdown of vehicles crushed—age identifier Prefix/Suffix/Other Letter Year Number of vehicles Suffix L — 2 Suffix M 1973–74 8 Suffix N 1974–75 8 Suffix P 1975–76 8 Suffix R 1976–77 14 Suffix S 1977–78 12 Suffix T 1978–79 42 Suffix V 1979–80 54 Suffix W 1980–81 81 Suffix X 1981–82 193 Suffix Y 1982–83 396 Prefix A 1983–84 664 Prefix B 1984–85 1,008 Prefix C 1985–86 1,340 Prefix D 1986–87 1,654 Prefix E 1987–88 1,842 Prefix F 1988–89 1539 Prefix G 1989–90 826 Prefix H 1990–91 293 Prefix J 1991–92 82 Prefix K 1992–93 55 Prefix L 1993–94 21 Prefix M 1994–95 14 Prefix N 1995–96 4 Prefix P 1996–97 0 Prefix R 1997–98 1 Non age related marks — Unknown 44 Total 10,205
DVLA—Wheelclamping scheme Breakdown of vehicles crushed—make Vehicle make Number crushed Alfa 11 Audi 68 Austin 816 Bedford 119 Bertone 1 BMW 139 Cadillac 2 Carbodies 2 Chevrolet 1 Citroen 160 Colt 6 DAF 1 Daihatsu 21 Daimler 1 Dutton 1 Fiat 305 Ford 3,303 Freight 38 FSO 1 Honda 140 Hyundai 48 Jaguar 23 Kia 2 Lada 59 Lanchester 4 Lancia 3 Leyland 30 Mazda 82 Mercedes 40 Mercury 1 MG 70 Mitsubishi 20 Morgan 3 Morris 1 Nissan/Datsun 588 Oldsmobile 1 Opel 29 Peugeot 358 Porsche 3 Proton 19 Reliant 3 Renault 346 Rickman 1 Rover 689 Saab 47 Sao 1 Scania 1 Seat 54 Seddon 1 Sherpa 1 Skoda 18 Subaru 13 Suzuki 19 Talbot 25 Toyota 170 Trabant 1 Transit 1 Triumph 24 TVR 1 Unrecorded 30 Vauxhall 1,369 Volkswagen 476 Volvo 368 Yamaha 2 Yugo 16 Zastava 8 Total 10,205