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Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2023
Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for July to September 2023.
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Comparing 2023 Quarter 3 (July to September) with 2022 Quarter 3 (July to September):
- there were 670,000 vehicles registered for the first time in the UK, up 22%
- there were 93,000 zero emission vehicles registered for the first time in the UK, up 41%
At the end of September 2023:
- there were 41.3 million licensed vehicles in the UK, an increase of 1.4% compared to the end of September 2022
- there were 942,000 licensed zero emission vehicles in the UK, an increase of 56% compared to the end of September 2022
- zero emission vehicles accounted for 2.3% of all road using vehicles, compared to 1.5% at the end of September 2022
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Published 12 December 2023