The numbers of licensed electric and hybrid electric vehicles in Great Britain as at 30 June 2012 are shown in the following table. Statistics for the UK are not compiled centrally by the Department for Transport as the registration of cars in Northern Ireland is administered separately by the Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Agency. (a)Electricvehicles (b)Hybridvehicles1 Vehicleslicensed in Great Britain, as at 30 June2012 71,830 114,904 1Hybrid vehicles consist of petrol electric hybrids and diesel electrichybrids. Source: “VehicleLicensing Statistics, Great Britain: Quarter 2 2012” (DFT).These statistics are derived from the DVLA vehicle register, anoperational database used to handle the licensing of vehiclesregistered in GreatBritain.