Scottish Transport Statistics No 34 2015 Edition

Chapter 10: Transport and Travel Finance in Scotland

Finance

1. Introduction

1.1 This chapter provides information on finance, such as expenditure on transport within Scottish Ministers' responsibility and on transport controlled by Local Authorities. It shows capital and current expenditure on motorways and trunk roads, Local Authority revenue and capital income and expenditure on roads and transport, government grants for the construction and improvement of harbour facilities, petrol and diesel prices and duties, and average weekly household expenditure on transport.

1.2 Almost all the figures in this chapter are expressed in what are referred to as current, out-turn or cash prices: no table gives constant price (i.e. deflated) figures.

Key points

  • Scottish Government (including Transport Scotland) spent £1,782 million on transport in 2014/15. Local Authorities spent a further £900 million.
  • Personal spend on transport and travel accounted for 16% of household spending between 2012 and 2014.
  • In 2015 petrol prices started at 108.5 pence per litre in January before falling to 103.7 pence in December. Similarly diesel prices fell in 2015 from 115.9 in January to 107.8 pence by December.

2. Main Points

Motorways & Trunk Roads

2.1 The total of capital and current expenditure on motorways and trunk roads in 2014-15 was estimated at £551 million, £9 million (1.6%) more than the 2013/14 figure, a big part of which is expenditure on the Forth Replacement Crossing. Total expenditure on transport within Scottish Ministers' responsibility in 2014-15 was budgeted at £1,782 million, £96 million (5.1%) less than in the previous year. (Table 10.1)

2.2 Expenditure on the management and maintenance of the trunk road network totalled £131m in 2013-14. The expenditure is split £13.6m on capitalised maintenance and £117.5m on routine and winter maintenance, network management and network strengthening. (These figures do not include spending on new construction). (Table 10.2)

Local Authorities

2.3 In 2013-14, net revenue expenditure on transport controlled by local authorities was £460 million. In cash terms, this was 6 per cent less than in 2012-13. Road maintenance (£241 million in 2013-14) accounted for 52% of the expenditure. The other main categories of expenditure in 2013-14 were:

  • contributions to passenger transport (excluding concessionary fares) - £95 million;
  • road lighting - £69 million;
  • network and traffic management (excluding school crossing patrols) - £46 million

In 2013-14, the net income from parking charges was almost £29 million, slightly less than 2012-13. (Table 10.1)

2.4 The Local Authorities with the highest net revenue expenditure on roads and transport (excluding loan charges) in 2013-14 were: Aberdeenshire, (£37.6 million), Fife (£35.0 million), South Lanarkshire (£34.7 million) and Highland (£29.1 million). (Table 10.3) The table also shows local authorities' figures for other types of expenditure in 2013/14:

  • Road maintenance/Winter maintenance South Lanarkshire had the highest expenditure on road maintenance (£15.1 million), followed by Fife (£13.8 million). The Scottish Borders and Aberdeenshire spent the most on winter maintenance (both spending £4.1 million).
  • Contributions to Public Transportin terms of the total net revenue expenditure on 'local authority' and 'non LA' public transport, Shetland Islands (£13.9 million) made the largest contributions to passenger transport. Orkney spent £9.1 million.
  • Road LightingGlasgow spent most on road lighting (£9.9 million), followed by South Lanarkshire (£4.8 million).
  • Parking Edinburgh had the largest net income from parking (£15.3 million) followed by Glasgow at £10.3 million.

Gross Capital Expenditure

2.5 Gross capital account expenditure by councils and boards on local authority roads and transport totalled £433.4 million in 2014-15, a decrease of 6 per cent on the previous year. Of this total £277.1 million was spent on roads and £67 million on other public transport. (Table 10.4)

2.6 The local authorities with the highest gross capital account expenditure on roads and transport in 2014-15 were: Glasgow City (£48 million) and Aberdeen City (£36.6 million). Aberdeenshire spent the most on roads (£31.9 million) followed by Aberdeen City (£27.7 million). (Table 10.5)

2.7 The National Concessionary Travel (NCT) bus scheme was introduced in April 2006 and is administered by Transport Scotland for Scotland as a whole. Previously local authorities administered their own schemes, therefore local expenditure on concessionary travel (and therefore overall totals of spend) shown in Table 10.3 will be greatly reduced from previous years, now only covering rail, subway, ferry and some taxi schemes. Further statistics on concessionary travel can be found in table 11.29.

Travel Costs

2.8 Between 2014 and 2015 the average price of unleaded petrol decreased by 16.4 pence, and diesel decreased by 18.6 pence per litre in Great Britain. In 2015, petrol prices fell 4.8 pence between January and December and diesel prices fell by 8.1 pence over the same period. Tax (duty plus VAT) represented 69% of the price for unleaded petrol and 67% of the price for diesel in Great Britain in 2015, compared with 74% for unleaded petrol and 72% for diesel in 2004. (Table 10.6)

2.9 The UK Retail Prices Index (RPI) rose by 37% between 2004 and 2014. Most of the Transport components of the RPI increased more rapidly than this, and therefore rose in real terms. In cash terms, the costs of the maintenance of motor vehicles increased by 54%, petrol and oil by 61% and there was a 92% rise in the cost of vehicle tax and insurance. However, the cost of purchasing a motor vehicle fell by 16% in cash terms over the last ten years. As a result, motoring expenditure index rose by 30%, less than the 37% increase in the RPI and therefore a real term fall between 2004 and 2014. Over the same period, fares and other travel costs rose by 59% in cash terms - rail fares by 63% and bus and coach fares by 58%, increases of 19% and 15% above general inflation. (Table 10.7)

2.10 Average weekly household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles in 2012-14 was £73.30, representing 15.5% of total household expenditure. On average, £26.20 was spent on the purchase of vehicles, £33.30 on the operation of personal transport (including £23.90 on petrol, diesel and other motor oils) and £13.80 on transport services (such as bus and train fares). (Table 10.8)

Table 10.1 Expenditure on transport within the Scottish Ministers' responsibility, and expenditure on transport controlled by local authorities
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Expenditure on transport within the Scottish Ministers' responsibility £ million at outturn prices
Motorways and trunk roads
Capital 1
- New construction and improvements1 70 95 146 132 166 258 207 45 47 101 76
- Forth Replacement Crossing - - - - 22 30 30 152 242 193 232
- Capital maintenance2 - - - - 30 31 29 18 12 10 8
Total 70 95 146 132| 218 319 266 215 301 304 316
Current
- Routine and winter maintenance etc 80 67 92 88 73 75 101 69 75 73 78
- Network Strengthening and Improvements3 153 126 140 140| 114 111 105 85 77 85 71
- Other - - - - - - - - 32 21 18
- Design, build, finance, operate payments 22 25 28 35 32 32 36 54 57 59 68
Total 255 218 260 263 219 218 242 208 241 238 235
Total capital and current (a) 325 313 406 395 437 537 508 423 542 542 551
Central Government support to transport industries 12
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd 22 60 34 28 26 26 25 27 23 21 34
Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd 33 52 44 45 51 56 59 68 74 86 107
Scottish Canals10 13 12 17 9 12 12 12 11 11 14 11
Rail Services in Scotland10 180 542 820 929 831 807 749 777 783 803 676
Northern Isles Ferries11 28 29 33 29 33 36 40 43 41 38 36
Bus Service Operators Grant11 56 57 63 67 64 64 63 61 62 50 51
Freight Facilities Grant11 2 2 3 2 5 2 5 2 1 1 1
Integrated Transport Fund11 116 110 35 1
Major public transport projects 160 251 129 159 75 70 36 35 3
National Concessionary Travel schemes (incl Smartcards)12 .. .. 163 174 193 201 187 188 193 197 197
Other7 82 129 13 84 45 22 53 52 68 93 115
Total (b) 532 993 1,214 1,369 1,248 1,216 1,193 1,229 1,292 1,336 1,231
Total Ministers' resp. (sum of a and b) 857 1,306 1,620 1,764 1,685 1,753 1,701 1,652 1,834 1,878 1,782
Local transport - gross capital 4 expenditure
Roads - new construction and improvement5 178 243 299 285 345 310 293 328 318 350 361
Public transport investment6 93 91 149 218 149 164 107 157 185 111 72
Total 271 334 448 503 494 474 400 485 504 461 433
Expenditure on transport controlled by local authorities
Local transport - net revenue expenditure (excl. loan charges) 8,9
Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Construction 6 4 5 6 4 4 4 5 6 16 ..
Road maintenance (incl winter maintenance) 244 256 252 261 274 293 317 256 271 241 ..
Road lighting 53 59 61 65 67 69 66 66 73 69 ..
Parking -24 -25 -24 -24 -29 -23 -24 -25 -29 -29 ..
Network and traffic management (other than school crossing patrols) 35 47 39 39 43 42 38 40 44 46 ..
Concessionary fares 90 95 10 8 12 13 7 6 7 8 ..
Contributions to passenger transport 81 85 72 76 66 72 80 115 101 95 ..
School crossing patrols 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 ..
Total controlled by Local Authorities 499 535 432 450 453 486 503 477 487 460 ..

Source: Expenditure on a and b above provided by Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics
1. Includes all costs related to the construction of Major Road Projects.
2. Includes all costs in relation to the reconstruction and overlay of road network. Figures for 2001/02 - 2007/08 have been moved to current expenditure to reflect changes in recording practices.
3. Includes all costs in relation to Roads and Bridges Network Strengthening and Minor Improvements that are not classed as Capitalised Maintenance. Figures for 2008-09 onwards have been amended to include money moved from capital to current expenditure to reflect changes to recording practices.
4. Figures are on a cash basis up to 2003-04 and on an accruals basis from 2004-05 onwards. Capital Funded from Current Revenue is included.
5. Includes Network & Traffic Management, Bridges and Parking
6. Includes Shipping, Transport Piers and Ferry Terminals
7. Includes subsidies for the Community Transport Association, piers, harbours, road safety, safer routes to schools and additional concessionary fares support to Local Authorities (prior to 2007).
8. The revenue account figures are reported on an accruals basis (i.e. reflected in the accounts of the period in which they take place).
9. Includes support for LA and non-LA transport undertakings, and revenue contributions to capital.
10. SG took responsibility for these areas in 2001-02. In respect of rail services in Scotland from 2003/04 this figure includes grant paid to Strathclyde Passenger Transport for rail passenger services in the SPT area, and from 2006-07 it includes funding for Network Rail in Scotland (which was previously the responsibility of the Department for Transport). British Waterways renamed Scottish Canals following split.
11. Separate figures for each of these categories were not available prior to 2003 -04
12. The NCT schemes were introduced in April 2006. From April 2010 NCT electronic (Smartcards) required on-board Smartcard equipment. 2013/14 NCT schemes included £1.7m transitional aid via s38 of the Transport Scotland Act 2001. (NB 2012/13 spend on BSOG and NCTS included £13m transitional aid in total.)

Table 10.2 Net expenditure on management and maintenance of motorways and trunk roads by Operating Companies1, 2014-15
Description Capital Current 2 Total
Capital Maintenance Routine, Cyclical and Winter
Maintenance and Network Management
£ thousand at outturn prices
North East Operating Company 1,456 29,637 31,094
North West Operating Company 8,663 27,211 35,873
South East Operating Company 2,191 26,442 28,633
South West Operating Company 1,253 34,180 35,434
Total 13,563 117,470 131,033

Source: Transport Scotland
1. For the purpose of maintenance from 2001-02, the trunk road network was sub-divided into 4 operating units (see Notes)
2. These figures do not include costs for expenditure outside Operating Company control i.e. (Traffic Scotland Operations, PAG contract etc).

Table 10.3 Net revenue expenditure on roads and transport (excluding loan charges) by Councils , by type, 2014-151
Council Roads Network and traffic management Parking Services Public Transport Total
Construction Maintenance Lighting School crossing patrols Other Local Authority Non Local Authority
Winter maintenance Structural, environmental and safety maintenance and routine repairs LA public transport Concessionary fares 2 Other non LA public transport
£ thousand
Aberdeen City - 875 5,420 3,724 187 495 - - - 219 10,920
Aberdeenshire 10,451 4,106 11,300 2,606 391 1,677 -242 - 305 6,961 37,555
Angus 4,246 2,520 2,007 1,474 279 - 161 - 16 2,273 12,976
Argyll & Bute 46 2,554 10,597 1,373 236 761 -279 1,221 179 2,446 19,134
Clackmannanshire 115 470 732 712 112 453 92 - 33 493 3,212
Dumfries & Galloway - 1,332 8,570 1,280 243 2,646 224 - - 4,008 18,303
Dundee City - 1,273 2,915 1,288 371 1,654 -741 - 223 782 7,765
East Ayrshire - 567 5,708 1,883 261 1,140 -233 - 242 2,083 11,651
East Dunbartonshire - 624 3,202 513 398 1,187 284 - 219 1,752 8,179
East Lothian - 1,183 1,408 849 307 - - - 246 1,337 5,330
East Renfrewshire - 823 6,053 1,233 274 195 72 - 178 1,634 10,462
Edinburgh, City of - 1,738 7,745 4,281 1,360 9,738 -15,303 - 662 4,178 14,399
Eilean Siar - 1,110 2,210 333 - 39 51 -151 33 3,549 7,174
Falkirk 74 1,437 4,584 984 468 1,530 -136 - 350 2,311 11,602
Fife 82 3,667 13,843 4,221 299 4,600 -335 - 1,089 7,564 35,030
Glasgow City - 1,490 7,710 9,942 2,801 6,207 -10,303 - 1,052 6,335 25,234
Highland - 3,990 13,621 3,800 285 1,109 -288 385 193 6,002 29,097
Inverclyde - 275 5,997 1,065 154 234 130 - 171 1,517 9,543
Midlothian - 788 1,728 1,135 368 1,296 56 - 37 752 6,160
Moray - 1,532 3,085 841 220 - -218 - - 725 6,185
North Ayrshire - 632 5,852 1,962 267 350 185 - 283 2,418 11,949
North Lanarkshire - 3,965 9,922 4,551 998 -15 - - 575 5,595 25,591
Orkney Islands - 579 2,190 228 44 331 25 6,922 129 2,185 12,633
Perth & Kinross - 3,518 3,689 1,658 338 1,383 -712 - 68 2,694 12,636
Renfrewshire - 800 4,467 2,688 645 1,447 -614 - 333 3,013 12,779
Scottish Borders 198 4,114 5,257 1,546 126 671 206 - 0 2,411 14,529
Shetland Islands 234 861 3,019 339 14 457 1 10,965 5 2,910 18,805
South Ayrshire - 985 4,304 1,923 211 1,473 -245 - 274 1,719 10,644
South Lanarkshire 274 4,046 15,147 4,765 1,524 3,231 -459 - 586 5,547 34,661
Stirling - 1,991 3,130 1,148 125 1,206 -151 - - 1,575 9,024
West Dunbartonshire - 626 1,868 1,262 277 531 83 - - 1,867 6,514
West Lothian - 1,881 6,945 3,037 443 422 143 - 744 2,713 16,328
HITRANS - - - - - - - - - - -
NESTRANS - - - - - - - - - - -
SESTRAN - - - - - - - - - -761 -761
SWESTRANS - - - - - - - - - - -
SPT - - - - - - - - - -14,830 -14,830
TACTRAN - - - - - - - - - -35 -35
ZetTrans - - - - - - - - - -10 -10
Scotland 15,720 56,352 184,225 68,644 14,026 46,448 -28,546 19,342 8,225 75,932 460,368

Source: Scottish Government Local Government Finance
1. Support service costs (e.g. administrative buildings and services such as legal, personnel, accountancy, IT and estates management), are included in the various service totals.
2. The Scottish National Concessionary Travel bus scheme was introduced in April 2006 and administered by Transport Scotland, therefore local authority figures no longer cover bus travel but cover rail, subway, ferry and some taxi schemes. Further statistics on concessionary travel can be found in table 11.29.

Table 10.4 Service breakdown of Local Authorities' gross capital expenditure 2014-151
Category of expenditure Tangible Fixed Assets Intangible Revenue Expenditure Funded from Capital Resources Total Gross Capital Expenditure
Acquisition of land, leases, existing buildings or works New construction, conversions & enhancement to existing buildings Vehicles, Plant, machinery & Equipment Intangible assets Third Party Capital Projects
£ thousand
Roads 8,645 255,959 9,705 73 2,675 277,056
Network and Traffic Management 731 57,783 723 12 - 59,249
Bridges 19 21,861 124 - 453 22,457
Parking services 1 2,595 122 - - 2,718
Rail - 1,608 - - 204 1,812
Other Public Transport 6,057 22,316 17,863 123 20,614 66,973
Shipping, Airports, Transport Piers & Ferry Terminals - 2,182 922 - - 3,104
Total Roads and Transport 15,452 364,304 29,459 208 23,946 433,369

Source: Scottish Government Local Government Finance
1. Capital Expenditure is recorded on a accruals basis (not cash) and includes Capital Funded from Current Revenue.

Table 10.5 Gross1 capital account expenditure on local authority roads and transport by Councils and Boards, by type, 2014-15
Authority Roads Network and Traffic Management Bridges Parking services Rail Public Transport Shipping, Airports, Transport Piers & Ferry Terminals Total Roads and Transport
£ thousand
Aberdeen City 27,678 1,726 70 7 - 7,118 - 36,599
Aberdeenshire 31,888 1,647 1,322 - - 520 - 35,377
Angus 6,730 1,484 374 - - 50 - 8,638
Argyll & Bute 12,556 7 343 - - 116 1,854 14,876
Clackmannanshire 2,459 454 4 - - - - 2,917
Dumfries & Galloway 9,735 86 1,215 292 - 203 - 11,531
Dundee City 17,947 49 2,808 49 1,602 351 - 22,806
East Ayrshire 3,528 724 2,320 - - - - 6,572
East Dunbartonshire 5,902 508 - 195 - 487 - 7,092
East Lothian 6,563 4 - 79 - - - 6,646
East Renfrewshire 1,041 358 113 - - - - 1,512
Edinburgh, City of 16,328 8,228 286 184 - 7,499 - 32,525
Eilean Siar 3,691 80 - - - 7 - 3,778
Falkirk 4,535 372 676 - - - - 5,583
Fife 14,114 1,730 921 35 - - - 16,800
Glasgow City 13,879 31,293 1,065 - - 1,729 - 47,966
Highland 15,996 32 761 34 3 208 - 17,034
Inverclyde 5,036 108 508 111 - - - 5,763
Midlothian 2,861 - - - - 426 - 3,287
Moray 5,713 775 283 - - 181 - 6,952
North Ayrshire 3,716 - - - - 23 - 3,739
North Lanarkshire 11,077 1,956 1,491 1,164 - - - 15,688
Orkney Islands 998 - - - - - - 998
Perth & Kinross 12,881 632 1,424 30 204 5 - 15,176
Renfrewshire 4,315 266 501 - - - - 5,082
Scottish Borders 5,373 1,662 615 2 3 3,787 - 11,442
Shetland Islands 1,458 42 580 - - 24 1,250 3,354
South Ayrshire 1,052 463 15 - - - - 1,530
South Lanarkshire 11,300 1,237 - 369 - 2,905 - 15,811
Stirling 8,065 - 78 - - - - 8,143
West Dunbartonshire 4,280 804 - - - - - 5,084
West Lothian 4,361 2,522 1,439 167 - 3 - 8,492
Forth Estuary Transport - - 2,437 - - - - 2,437
Tay Bridge - - 808 - - - - 808
HITRANS - - - - - - - -
NESTRANS - - - - - - - -
SESTRAN - - - - - 638 - 638
SWESTRANS - - - - - - - -
SPT - - - - - 40,693 - 40,693
TACTRAN - - - - - - - -
ZetTrans - - - - - - - -
Total 277,056 59,249 22,457 2,718 1,812 66,973 3,104 433,369

Source: Scottish Government Local Government Finance
1. Capital Expenditure is recorded on a accruals basis (not cash) and includes Capital Funded from Current Revenue.

Table 10.6a Petrol and diesel prices and duties per litre (year average), GB1
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Unleaded Petrol 2
Price pence 80.2 86.7 91.3 94.2 107.1 99.3 116.9 133.3 135.4 134.1 127.5 111.1
of which:
Duty 47.1 47.1 47.2 48.9 50.5 54.4 57.2 58.2 58.0 58.0 58.0 58.0
VAT 3 11.9 12.9 13.6 14.0 15.8 13.0 17.4 22.2 22.6 22.4 21.3 18.5
All tax 59.0 60.0 60.8 62.9 66.3 67.3 74.6 80.4 80.5 80.3 79.2 76.5
All tax as a % of price 74 69 67 67 62 68 64 60 59 60 62 69
Diesel (derv)4,5
Price pence 81.9 90.9 95.2 96.8 117.5 103.9 119.3 138.7 141.8 140.4 133.5 114.9
of which:
Duty 47.1 47.1 47.2 48.9 50.5 54.4 57.2 58.2 58.0 58.0 58.0 58.0
VAT 3 12.2 13.5 14.2 14.4 17.3 13.6 17.8 23.1 23.6 23.4 22.2 19.2
All tax 59.3 60.6 61.4 63.3 67.9 68.0 75.0 81.3 81.6 81.4 80.2 77.1
All tax as a % of price 72 67 64 65 58 65 63 59 58 58 60 67

Source: DECC - Not National Statistics
1. DTI discontinued publishing the price of LRP from September 2005, due to the low volume of sales. June figures for 4 star Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) are available in previous editions of STS.
2. From June 2001 Premium unleaded prices represent Ultra Low Sulphur Petrol (ULSP) which now accounts for virtually all Premium unleaded sold.
3. VAT is rebated to business. From 1 April 1991 it was 17.5%, 15% in 2009, 17.5% in 2010 and 20% from 2011.
4. Diesel-engined road vehicle fuel (derv).
5. From June 2000, the figures are for ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) which now accounts for virtually all diesel sold.

Table 10.6b Petrol and diesel prices per litre (year and month), GB1
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Unleaded1
2009 86.3 89.4 90.1 93.6 97.0 101.8 102.7 103.8 105.9 104.5 108.3 108.2
2010 111.5 111.6 115.5 119.8 121.2 117.7 117.2 116.2 114.6 117.2 118.7 121.6
2011 127.5 128.4 131.9 134.7 136.7 135.6 135.1 135.3 134.7 134.0 133.2 132.1
2012 132.9 134.6 137.7 141.7 137.7 131.6 131.1 134.1 139.1 138.1 134.5 131.6
2013 131.7 136.4 137.2 136.8 132.7 134.1 134.7 136.9 137.2 131.5 129.7 130.8
2014 130.2 129.0 128.6 128.8 129.3 129.7 131.1 129.3 128.5 126.8 122.5 116.2
2015 108.5 107.2 111.0 112.5 115.7 116.4 116.4 114.5 111.5 109.0 107.2 103.7
Diesel
2009 98.7 100.3 99.9 101.9 103.0 104.3 103.9 104.3 106.6 105.5 109.5 109.3
2010 113.3 113.4 116.2 121.0 122.8 120.1 119.7 118.7 117.2 120.6 122.5 125.8
2011 132.1 133.4 138.1 141.1 141.5 139.6 139.4 139.9 139.2 139.4 140.3 140.6
2012 141.3 142.6 145.0 147.8 144.0 137.4 136.6 139.4 144.0 143.0 141.1 139.7
2013 139.5 143.9 144.6 141.3 138.0 139.3 139.6 141.6 142.3 138.8 137.3 138.8
2014 138.1 136.7 136.0 135.9 136.1 135.4 136.0 133.6 133.1 131.1 127.2 122.4
2015 115.9 114.6 118.2 119.1 121.0 121.2 118.7 111.7 109.8 110.8 110.1 107.8

Source: DECC - Not National Statistics
Note: Data for earlier years can be found on the DECC website http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/source/prices/qep411.xls
1. From June 2001 Premium unleaded prices represent Ultra Low Sulphur Petrol (ULSP) which now accounts for virtually all Premium unleaded sold.

Petrol and Diesel prices, year average GB

Petrol and Diesel prices, year average GB

Petrol and Diesel prices, by month, 2011 to December 2015 GB

Petrol and Diesel prices, by month, 2011 to December 2015 GB

Table 10.7 Transport components of the Retail Prices Index, UK
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Index: 2004=100
Retail Prices Index (all items) 100 102.8 106.1 110.7 115.1 114.5 119.8 126.0 130.0 134.0 137.1
Transport components of the RPI:
Motoring expenditure 100 100.7 102.1 103.4 106.6 105.8 119.7 130.3 131.3 131.2 130.1
Purchase of motor vehicles 100 94.8 92.2 89.8 83.6 83.0 87.9 86.4 84.6 83.6 83.6
Maintenance of motor vehicles 100 106.1 112.6 118.3 125.3 130.4 136.6 143.3 146.0 149.5 153.5
Petrol and oil 100 108.8 114.8 117.9 135.6 124.8 145.9 167.0 170.2 168.6 160.5
Vehicle tax and Insurance 100 98.7 100.0 104.5 107.8 118.3 150.7 181.9 185.7 187.5 192.2
Fares and other travel costs 100 104.1 105.9 112.5 120.3 126.0 132.5 142.2 148.9 153.4 158.6
Rail fares 100 104.0 108.2 113.7 118.7 125.0 135.0 144.6 151.6 157.9 163.2
Bus and Coach fares 100 106.6 108.1 114.3 121.4 128.7 134.4 143.4 151.2 155.0 157.7
Other travel costs 100 103.8 104.7 111.6 120.8 125.0 132.7 142.8 147.9 154.0 158.9
Constant prices - Adjusted for general inflation using all items RPI
Motoring expenditure 100 97.9 96.3 93.4 92.7 92.5 100.0 103.4 101.0 97.9 94.9
Purchase of motor vehicles 100 92.2 86.9 81.1 72.7 72.5 73.4 68.6 65.1 62.4 61.0
Maintenance of motor vehicles 100 103.2 106.1 106.9 108.9 114.0 114.0 113.8 112.3 111.6 112.0
Petrol and oil 100 105.8 108.2 106.5 117.9 109.1 121.8 132.5 130.9 125.8 117.0
Vehicle tax and Insurance 100 96.0 94.2 94.5 93.7 103.4 125.9 144.4 142.9 140.0 140.2
Fares and other travel costs 100 101.2 99.8 101.7 104.6 110.1 110.7 112.9 114.6 114.5 115.6
Rail fares 100 101.2 102.0 102.8 103.1 109.2 112.7 114.8 116.6 117.9 119.0
Bus and Coach fares 100 103.7 101.9 103.3 105.5 112.4 112.2 113.8 116.3 115.7 115.0
Other travel costs 100 101.0 98.7 100.8 105.0 109.2 110.8 113.4 113.8 115.0 115.9

Source: Office for National Statistics

Table 10.8 Average weekly household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles (£)1
2003-04 to 2005-06 ave. 2 2006-08 2007-09 2008-10 2009-11 2010-12 2011-13 2012-14
Purchase of vehicles 23.70 24.30 24.10 23.10 19.90 18.20 21.00 26.20
Purchase of new cars and vans 11.40 8.80 8.70 7.40 5.70 6.10 8.70 12.50
Purchase of second hand cars or vans 11.90 14.90 14.70 15.00 13.70 11.80 11.80 12.70
Purchase of motorcycles and other vehicles 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.70 0.50 [0.30] [0.50] [1.00]
Operation of personal transport 23.00 27.20 27.30 27.80 27.80 30.00 32.30 33.30
Spares and accessories 1.80 1.80 1.80 2.00 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.20
Petrol, diesel and other motor oils 15.00 18.40 18.40 19.20 19.50 21.60 23.20 23.90
Repairs and servicing 4.70 5.20 5.30 5.10 5.20 5.20 5.50 5.30
Other motoring costs 1.50 1.90 1.80 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.70 1.90
Transport services 7.70 8.40 9.70 12.10 13.50 13.60 12.40 13.80
Rail and tube fares 1.30 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.40
Bus and coach fares 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.70 1.90 2.00 2.10 1.80
Combined fares [0.10] [0.20] 0.30 [0.30] [0.20] [0.10] [0.00] [0.10]
Other travel and transport 4.80 4.60 5.80 7.90 9.40 9.30 8.10 9.60
Total Transport Expenditure 54.40 59.90 61.10 63.00 61.20 61.80 65.80 73.30
Total Household Expenditure 393.80 432.80 438.70 447.20 440.60 437.30 449.00 474.40
Transport as % of total exp 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.7 15.5

Source: Office for National Statistics
1. Based on weighted data and including children's expenditure.
2. The figures in this column refer to the average expenditure over the three financial year periods to reduce the effect of the sampling errors