Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Figure 1.1 New registrations by taxation group

Figure 1.1 New registrations by taxation group

Note: In 2003 the definition of "Crown Exempt" and "Other" categories mean figures aren't strictly comparable.
See footnote 3 of table 1.1

Table 1.1 New registrations by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

thousand

by type of vehicle (taxation group)

Private and light goods

179.0

183.3

206.6

224.0

228.4

228.0

212.5

204.9

209.3

170.1

176.7

Motorcycles

8.7

8.6

8.0

7.7

6.9

5.9

6.6

7.1

7.6

7.5

6.0

Public transport 1

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.3

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.7

Goods

3.3

3.5

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.7

2.2

Crown and exempt 2

20.9

20.8

19.0

19.6 |

21.6

23.5

25.7

25.0

28.1

31.3

29.7

Other vehicles 2

3.3

3.4

3.9

4.4 |

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.5

0.8

Total

216.1

220.3

241.2

259.4

262.4

262.8

251.0

242.9

250.9

215.0

216.1

by body type

Cars

181.9

187.2

205.5

220.1

219.0

217.5

202.9

196.2

202.2

172.4

185.9

Taxis

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.2

Motorcycles

8.9

8.2

8.1

7.8

7.1

6.0

6.6

7.2

7.8

7.7

6.1

Three wheelers

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Light goods 3

14.6

14.5 |

18.3

21.4

25.2

28.2

29.6

28.2

28.9

22.9

14.4

Goods 3

4.0

4.6 |

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.2

3.0

Buses and coaches

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

0.8

Agricultural vehicles etc

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.4

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.5

3.1

Other vehicles

2.4

1.8

2.3

2.0

3.1

3.2

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.5

All vehicles

216.1

220.3

241.2

259.4

262.4

262.8

251.0

242.9

250.9

215.0

216.1

by method of propulsion

Petrol

166.3

168.7

176.6

177.7

167.6

157.5

142.0

137.3

143.2

117.2

123.8

Diesel

49.5

51.3

64.4

81.4

94.5

104.9

108.6

105.2

106.7

96.6

91.0

Electric

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.5

0.6

Gas or petrol/gas

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gas Bi-Fuel

..

..

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Others 4

..

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.7

0.7

0.8

Total

216.1

220.3

241.2

259.4

262.4

262.8

251.0

242.9

250.9

215.0

216.1

1. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
2. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards
3. 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.
4. Hybrid Electricity, Gas Diesel and Steam.

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