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Vehicle licensing statistics: January to March 2023

Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for January to March 2023.

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During January to March 2023, in the United Kingdom, there were:

  • 653,000 vehicles registered for the first time
  • 114,000 plug-in vehicles registered for the first time
  • 76,000 battery electric vehicles registered for the first time

At the end of March 2023, there were:

40.8 million licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom

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Published 16 August 2023

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