Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 1.6 Average age of vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group1
Type of vehicle 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20065 20075 20085 20095 2010
(a) Scotland years
Private and light goods 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1
Motorcycles2 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.8 8.2
Public transport3 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.1
Goods 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.1
Crown and exempt4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.6
Other vehicles4 8.3 8.7 8.8 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.7
All vehicles 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5
(b) Great Britain
Private and light goods 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.1
Motorcycles2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.7 8.1
Public transport3 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.2
Goods 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.4
Crown and exempt4 15.4 15.3 15.3 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.2
Other vehicles4 9.6 9.9 10.1 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.2
All vehicles 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6

1. Details of the DfT estimation methodology can be found in the Notes & Definitions.
2. Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.
3. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
4. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards.
5. DfT have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing/latest/notesvls.pdf