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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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