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Vehicles statistics information

Guide to vehicles statistics, their source documents, accompanying notes and definitions and supporting technical documents.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Published:
21 January 2013
Last updated:
23 September 2026
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  1. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions updated.

  2. Information for Vehicle licensing statistics: 2025 updated.

  3. Vehicle licensing statistics July to September 2025 notes and definitions updated.

  4. Vehicle licensing statistics: faster indicators of new car and light goods vehicle registrations updated.

  5. Vehicle licensing statistics, faster indicators of new vehicle registrations added. Notes and definitions updated.

  6. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions updated.

  7. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions updated.

  8. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  9. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions updated and includes National Statistics designation pages of vehicle licensing and vehicle excise duty evasion.

  10. Vehicle excise duty evasion notes and definitions document updated for the 2019 report.

  11. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  12. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  13. Vehicle licensing statistics notes and definitions document updated.

  14. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions updated for the 2017 annual release.

  15. Vehicle Excise Duty guidance document updated for 2017.

  16. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  17. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  18. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  19. Vehicle licensing notes and definitions document updated.

  20. First published.

Documents

Vehicle licensing statistics: notes and definitions

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Vehicle licensing statistics: faster indicators of new car and light goods vehicle registrations

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Accredited official statistics status of vehicle licensing statistics

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Vehicle excise duty evasion statistics: notes and definitions

PDF, 177 KB, 7 pages

Accredited official statistics status of vehicle excise duty evasion statistics

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Estimating vehicle excise duty evasion review (University of Southampton, 2007)

PDF, 321 KB, 32 pages

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Review of vehicle excise duty evasion statistics (DfT response to above review)

PDF, 151 KB, 4 pages

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The use made of vehicle statistics

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Vehicle statistical guidance explaining the source documents, notes, definitions and technical papers.

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