Figure 1.1 New registrations by taxation group
Table 1.1 New registrations by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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thousand |
by type of vehicle (taxation group) |
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Private and light goods | 173.1 | 177.8 | 179.0 | 183.3 | 206.6 | 224.0 | 228.4 | 228.0 | 212.5 | 204.9 | 209.3 |
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Motorcycles | 5.6 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
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Public transport 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
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Goods | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
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Crown and exempt 3 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 19.0 | 19.6| | 21.6 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 28.1 |
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Other vehicles 3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.4| | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
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Total | 205.6 | 209.9 | 216.1 | 220.3 | 241.2 | 259.4 | 262.4 | 262.8 | 251.0 | 242.9 | 250.9 |
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by body type |
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Cars | 173.9 | 177.6 | 181.9 | 187.2 | 205.5 | 220.1 | 219.0 | 217.5 | 202.9 | 196.2 | 202.2 |
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Taxis | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Motorcycles | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
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Three wheelers | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Light goods 5 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.5| | 18.3 | 21.4 | 25.2 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 28.2 | 28.9 |
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Goods 5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6| | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
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Buses and coaches | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
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Agricultural vehicles etc | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
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Other vehicles | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
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All vehicles | 205.6 | 209.9 | 216.1 | 220.3 | 241.2 | 259.4 | 262.4 | 262.8 | 251.0 | 242.9 | 250.9 |
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by method of propulsion 4 |
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Petrol | .. | .. | 166.3 | 168.7 | 176.6 | 177.7 | 167.6 | 157.5 | 142.0 | 137.3 | 143.2 |
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Diesel | .. | .. | 49.5 | 51.3 | 64.4 | 81.4 | 94.5 | 104.9 | 108.6 | 105.2 | 106.7 |
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Electric | .. | .. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
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Gas or petrol/gas | .. | .. | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Gas Bi-Fuel | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Others 2 | .. | .. | .. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
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Total | .. | .. | 216.1 | 220.3 | 241.2 | 259.4 | 262.4 | 262.8 | 251.0 | 242.9 | 250.9 |
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1. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
2. Hybrid Electricity, Gas Diesel and Steam.
3. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards
4. No data are available before 1999.
5. DfT has revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.