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Vehicle licensing statistics: 2018

Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for 2018.

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 11 April 2019
• Last updated: 14 May 2019 — See all updates

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Details

There have been some minor corrections to the background text of this report. This has not affected any published figures or trends.

Statistics on motor vehicles that were registered for the first time during 2018 and those that were licensed at the end of 2018.

During 2018, there were:

• 2.9 million vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain
• 63,000 ultra low emission vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain

At the end of 2018, there were:

• 38.2 million licensed vehicles in Great Britain.

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Published 11 April 2019
Last updated 14 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 14 May 2019

   There have been some minor corrections to the background text of this report. This has not affected any published figures or trends.

2. 11 April 2019

   First published.