Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20065 20075 20085 20095 2010
thousand
by type of vehicle (taxation group)
Private and light goods 1,927 1,997 2,058 2,104 2,158 2,231 2,259 2,313 2,347 2,362 2,364
Motorcycles 39 42 46 50 54 56 59 63 66 66 63
Public transport1 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
Goods 30 30 30 30 31 32 33 33 32 31 30
Crown and exempt2 143 144 144 178 183 189 191 195 198 203 206
Other vehicles2 40 40 42 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 9
All vehicles 2,188 2,262 2,330 2,383 2,448 2,531 2,564 2,627 2,665 2,684 2,685
by body type
Cars 1,876 1,939 1,993 2,031 2,076 2,139 2,157 2,201 2,233 2,249 2,255
Taxis 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Motorcycles 45 47 52 56 60 62 65 69 71 72 69
Three wheelers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Light goods 162 167 174 183 194 209 221 234 240 242 240
Goods 30 30 30 31 31 32 38 38 38 37 36
Buses and coaches 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16
Agricultural vehicles etc 37 36 38 39 41 42 42 43 44 45 45
Other vehicles 19 22 22 22 24 25 19 19 18 18 19
All vehicles 2,188 2,262 2,330 2,383 2,448 2,531 2,564 2,627 2,665 2,684 2,685
by method of propulsion
Petrol 1,677 1,719 1,742 1,746 1,756 1,771 1,748 1,747 1,735 1,701 1,656
Diesel 510 541 585 634 689 756 812 874 923 974 1,018
Electric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Gas or petrol/gas 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Gas Bi-Fuel .. 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Steam 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others .. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4
Total 2,188 2,262 2,330 2,383 2,448 2,531 2,564 2,627 2,665 2,684 2,685

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 have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing/latest/notesvls.pdf

Figure 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2010 by Council

Figure 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2010 by Council

* formerly Western Isles

Figure 1.3 Private cars licensed at 31 December 2010 per head of population

Figure 1.3 Private cars licensed at 31 December 2010 per head of population

* Formerly Western Isles