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Vehicle licensing statistics: January to March 2024

Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for January to March 2024.

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Comparing 2024 Quarter 1 (January to March) with 2023 Quarter 1 (January to March), in the UK, there were:

  • 716,000 vehicles registered for the first time, an increase of 10%
  • 91,000 vehicles registered for the first time that were zero emission, an increase of 11%

At the end of March 2024, there were:

  • 41.4 million licensed vehicles
  • 1.1 million licensed zero emission vehicles

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Published 24 July 2024

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