Speeches

John Spellar – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) passenger vehicles, (b) vans, (c) public service vehicles and (d) heavy goods vehicles are licensed; and how many vehicles in each such category (i) use petrol, (ii) use diesel and (iii) are hybrid.

Andrew Jones

The numbers of licensed vehicles in the categories requested are shown in the table below.

Licensed vehicles of selected types of propulsion type in the UK as at 30 June 2015

Vehicle Body Type

Petrol

Diesel

Hybrid

Other

Total

Passenger Vehicles

1906892

11592134

22382

5956

30944434

Vans

1414

3518023

122

14328

3673873

Public Service Vehicles

4851

164107

1

504

169463

Heavy Goods Vehicles

2537

498816

0

1085

502438

Notes:

1. Vehicle types shown are based on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency vehicle body type definitions:

Passenger vehicles = cars; Vans =Light Goods with a gross weight of up to and including 3.5 tonnes; Heavy Goods Vehicles = Goods vehicles with a gross weight of over 3.5 tonnes;

Public Service Vehicles = Buses and Coaches (including minibuses with 9-16 seats)

2. Hybrid vehicles may be under-recorded for Public Service Vehicles and Heavy Goods Vehicles: other includes gas and electric