Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 2.1 Vehicle stock^1,2 by type of vehicle³
Type of vehicle	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
							thousand
Buses⁴	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.5	5.4
Coaches^5,6	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.9
Minibuses^5,7	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Total number of vehicles	9.6	9.7	9.9	10.4	10.2	10.0	9.9

1. The estimation methodology changed from 2004/05 onwards. Therefore figures are not strictly comparable with previous years.
2. Figures in this table differ from thosepublished in DfT's Vehicle Licencing Statistics for several reasons:
The latter includes vehicles other than those kept by Public Service Vehicle operators, vehicles subject to a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) and vehicles operated under a special restricted licence as taxis, none of which are counted here.
3. Public Service Vehicles in the bus and coach taxation class having nine or more seats and excludes community buses and PSVs operated under a special restricted licence as taxis.
4. Buses are licenced for over 22 passengers (including standing).
5. This includes all types of operators, both local and non local, although the sample size is smaller for non-local operators who are less likely to keep buses than other vehicle types. As a consequence estimates for coaches and minibuses are somewhat less robust than those for buses.
6. Coaches have 17 or more seats (with no standing)
7. Minibuses have 8 to 22 passengers (including standing)