Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes
Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
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Licensed |
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SORN |
Quarter |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
2024 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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2013 |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2002 |
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2001 |
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2000 |
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1999 |
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1998 |
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1997 |
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1996 |
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1995 |
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1994 |
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Quarter |
Licensed |
SORN |
2024 Q1 |
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2023 Q4 |
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2023 Q3 |
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2023 Q2 |
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2023 Q1 |
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2022 Q4 |
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2022 Q3 |
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2022 Q2 |
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2022 Q1 |
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2021 Q4 |
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2021 Q3 |
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2021 Q2 |
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2021 Q1 |
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2020 Q4 |
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2020 Q3 |
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2020 Q2 |
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2020 Q1 |
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2019 Q4 |
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2019 Q3 |
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2019 Q2 |
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2019 Q1 |
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2018 Q4 |
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2018 Q3 |
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2018 Q2 |
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2018 Q1 |
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2017 Q4 |
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2017 Q3 |
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2017 Q2 |
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2017 Q1 |
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2016 Q4 |
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2016 Q3 |
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2016 Q2 |
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2016 Q1 |
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2015 Q4 |
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2015 Q3 |
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2015 Q2 |
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2015 Q1 |
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2014 Q4 |
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2014 Q3 |
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2014 Q2 |
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2014 Q1 |
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2013 Q4 |
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2013 Q3 |
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2013 Q2 |
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2013 Q1 |
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2012 Q4 |
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2012 Q3 |
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2012 Q2 |
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2012 Q1 |
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2011 Q4 |
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2011 Q3 |
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2011 Q2 |
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2011 Q1 |
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2010 Q4 |
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2010 Q3 |
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2010 Q2 |
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2010 Q1 |
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2009 Q4 |
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2009 Q3 |
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2009 Q2 |
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2009 Q1 |
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2008 Q4 |
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2008 Q3 |
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2007 Q4 |
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2006 Q4 |
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2005 Q4 |
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2004 Q4 |
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2003 Q4 |
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2002 Q4 |
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2001 Q4 |
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2000 Q4 |
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1999 Q4 |
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1998 Q4 |
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1997 Q4 |
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1996 Q4 |
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1995 Q4 |
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1994 Q4 |
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Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|
Licensed |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
503 |
|
|
SORN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
483 |
|
|
|
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Licensed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
SORN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
Licensed |
74 |
91 |
36 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SORN |
135 |
190 |
116 |
23 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
Licensed |
21 |
70 |
24 |
38 |
71 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
92 |
84 |
SORN |
24 |
54 |
26 |
42 |
114 |
129 |
102 |
114 |
124 |
172 |
|
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
Licensed |
8 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
27 |
SORN |
8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
9 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
|
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
Licensed |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
SORN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
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1949 |
1950 |
Licensed |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
0 |
SORN |
|
|
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|
|
|
0 |
0 |
Year |
Licensed |
SORN |
Unknown |
503 |
483 |
2007 |
1 |
0 |
2006 |
1 |
0 |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
2003 |
0 |
1 |
2002 |
0 |
0 |
2001 |
1 |
0 |
2000 |
2 |
0 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
0 |
0 |
1996 |
0 |
0 |
1995 |
0 |
0 |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
1993 |
1 |
1 |
1992 |
0 |
0 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
0 |
0 |
1989 |
0 |
0 |
1988 |
0 |
0 |
1987 |
0 |
0 |
1986 |
0 |
5 |
1985 |
1 |
8 |
1984 |
10 |
23 |
1983 |
36 |
116 |
1982 |
91 |
190 |
1981 |
74 |
135 |
1980 |
84 |
172 |
1979 |
92 |
124 |
1978 |
73 |
114 |
1977 |
69 |
102 |
1976 |
69 |
129 |
1975 |
71 |
114 |
1974 |
38 |
42 |
1973 |
24 |
26 |
1972 |
70 |
54 |
1971 |
21 |
24 |
1970 |
27 |
15 |
1969 |
13 |
13 |
1968 |
16 |
18 |
1967 |
15 |
9 |
1966 |
19 |
14 |
1965 |
9 |
9 |
1964 |
14 |
8 |
1963 |
11 |
6 |
1962 |
10 |
7 |
1961 |
8 |
8 |
1960 |
5 |
5 |
1959 |
10 |
7 |
1958 |
1 |
4 |
1957 |
3 |
2 |
1956 |
1 |
1 |
1955 |
1 |
0 |
1954 |
0 |
0 |
1953 |
0 |
0 |
1952 |
0 |
0 |
1951 |
1 |
1 |
1950 |
0 |
0 |
1949 |
1 |
0 |
This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the
vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
|
|
|
Licensed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
134 |
|
|
|
|
SORN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
159 |
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Licensed |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SORN |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Licensed |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
SORN |
6 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
Licensed |
70 |
95 |
37 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
SORN |
128 |
176 |
107 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
Licensed |
64 |
133 |
85 |
58 |
70 |
68 |
63 |
72 |
84 |
70 |
SORN |
41 |
129 |
105 |
65 |
106 |
127 |
101 |
109 |
117 |
154 |
|
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
Licensed |
19 |
24 |
32 |
22 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
42 |
SORN |
10 |
15 |
23 |
14 |
15 |
19 |
26 |
32 |
32 |
43 |
|
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
Licensed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
29 |
24 |
SORN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
15 |
Year |
Licensed |
SORN |
Unknown |
134 |
159 |
2015 |
1 |
0 |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
2012 |
0 |
0 |
2011 |
0 |
0 |
2010 |
0 |
0 |
2009 |
0 |
0 |
2008 |
0 |
1 |
2007 |
1 |
0 |
2006 |
1 |
0 |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
2003 |
0 |
1 |
2002 |
2 |
1 |
2001 |
2 |
8 |
2000 |
4 |
3 |
1999 |
4 |
7 |
1998 |
5 |
5 |
1997 |
4 |
12 |
1996 |
3 |
1 |
1995 |
3 |
1 |
1994 |
1 |
1 |
1993 |
0 |
2 |
1992 |
6 |
9 |
1991 |
3 |
6 |
1990 |
2 |
0 |
1989 |
1 |
1 |
1988 |
4 |
11 |
1987 |
7 |
5 |
1986 |
2 |
5 |
1985 |
3 |
8 |
1984 |
6 |
9 |
1983 |
37 |
107 |
1982 |
95 |
176 |
1981 |
70 |
128 |
1980 |
70 |
154 |
1979 |
84 |
117 |
1978 |
72 |
109 |
1977 |
63 |
101 |
1976 |
68 |
127 |
1975 |
70 |
106 |
1974 |
58 |
65 |
1973 |
85 |
105 |
1972 |
133 |
129 |
1971 |
64 |
41 |
1970 |
42 |
43 |
1969 |
25 |
32 |
1968 |
25 |
32 |
1967 |
24 |
26 |
1966 |
25 |
19 |
1965 |
21 |
15 |
1964 |
22 |
14 |
1963 |
32 |
23 |
1962 |
24 |
15 |
1961 |
19 |
10 |
1960 |
24 |
15 |
1959 |
29 |
13 |
1958 |
12 |
5 |
1957 |
4 |
4 |
1956 |
1 |
1 |
1955 |
0 |
1 |
1954 |
0 |
0 |
1953 |
0 |
0 |
1952 |
0 |
0 |
1951 |
0 |
1 |
Vehicles registered for the first time, annually
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern
Ireland from 2014 Q3.
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
27 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Year |
Registrations |
2024 |
0 |
2023 |
2 |
2022 |
2 |
2021 |
1 |
2020 |
0 |
2019 |
1 |
2018 |
3 |
2017 |
1 |
2016 |
1 |
2015 |
4 |
2014 |
0 |
2013 |
2 |
2012 |
3 |
2011 |
11 |
2010 |
11 |
2009 |
4 |
2008 |
3 |
2007 |
3 |
2006 |
3 |
2005 |
2 |
2004 |
0 |
2003 |
5 |
2002 |
8 |
2001 |
27 |
Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type
and engine capacity
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Capacity |
|
Licensed |
|
SORN |
|
|
Petrol |
Diesel |
Other |
|
Petrol |
Diesel |
Other |
Unknown |
|
110 |
99 |
3 |
|
78 |
93 |
|
Up to 100cc |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
201cc to 300cc |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
301cc to 400cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
801cc to 900cc |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1501cc to 1600cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1901cc to 2000cc |
|
10 |
15 |
|
|
4 |
5 |
|
2001cc to 2100cc |
|
5 |
14 |
|
|
6 |
10 |
|
2101cc to 2200cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2201cc to 2300cc |
|
603 |
373 |
14 |
|
747 |
725 |
16 |
2301cc to 2400cc |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2401cc to 2500cc |
|
4 |
83 |
2 |
|
4 |
51 |
|
2501cc to 2600cc |
|
2 |
56 |
|
|
6 |
63 |
|
2601cc to 2700cc |
|
17 |
3 |
|
|
28 |
3 |
|
2701cc to 2800cc |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
2801cc to 2900cc |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
2901cc to 3000cc |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
6 |
4 |
|
3001cc to 3100cc |
|
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
3101cc to 3200cc |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3201cc to 3300cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
3301cc to 3400cc |
|
|
9 |
|
|
1 |
35 |
|
3401cc to 3500cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
3501cc to 3600cc |
|
16 |
|
2 |
|
38 |
5 |
2 |
3601cc to 3700cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3701cc to 3800cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3801cc to 3900cc |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
3901cc to 4000cc |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
4001cc to 4100cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
4101cc to 4200cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
4701cc to 4800cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
5801cc to 5900cc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
6201cc to 6300cc |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
8001cc to 8100cc |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
9901cc to 10000cc |
|
7 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
7 |
|
Over 15000cc |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capacity |
|
Licensed |
SORN |
Unknown |
Petrol |
110 |
78 |
Diesel |
99 |
93 |
Other |
3 |
|
Up to 100cc |
Petrol |
1 |
|
Diesel |
2 |
1 |
Other |
|
|
201cc to 300cc |
Petrol |
1 |
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|
301cc to 400cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|
801cc to 900cc |
Petrol |
|
1 |
Diesel |
|
|
Other |
|
|
1501cc to 1600cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|
1901cc to 2000cc |
Petrol |
10 |
4 |
Diesel |
15 |
5 |
Other |
|
|
2001cc to 2100cc |
Petrol |
5 |
6 |
Diesel |
14 |
10 |
Other |
|
|
2101cc to 2200cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
1 |
Other |
|
|
2201cc to 2300cc |
Petrol |
603 |
747 |
Diesel |
373 |
725 |
Other |
14 |
16 |
2301cc to 2400cc |
Petrol |
3 |
1 |
Diesel |
2 |
1 |
Other |
|
|
2401cc to 2500cc |
Petrol |
4 |
4 |
Diesel |
83 |
51 |
Other |
2 |
|
2501cc to 2600cc |
Petrol |
2 |
6 |
Diesel |
56 |
63 |
Other |
|
|
2601cc to 2700cc |
Petrol |
17 |
28 |
Diesel |
3 |
3 |
Other |
|
|
2701cc to 2800cc |
Petrol |
1 |
2 |
Diesel |
5 |
4 |
Other |
1 |
|
2801cc to 2900cc |
Petrol |
1 |
|
Diesel |
3 |
7 |
Other |
|
|
2901cc to 3000cc |
Petrol |
1 |
6 |
Diesel |
4 |
4 |
Other |
|
|
3001cc to 3100cc |
Petrol |
2 |
|
Diesel |
6 |
9 |
Other |
|
|
3101cc to 3200cc |
Petrol |
|
1 |
Diesel |
|
|
Other |
|
|
3201cc to 3300cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
1 |
4 |
Other |
|
|
3301cc to 3400cc |
Petrol |
|
1 |
Diesel |
9 |
35 |
Other |
|
|
3401cc to 3500cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
2 |
Other |
|
|
3501cc to 3600cc |
Petrol |
16 |
38 |
Diesel |
|
5 |
Other |
2 |
2 |
3601cc to 3700cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|
3701cc to 3800cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
1 |
Other |
|
|
3801cc to 3900cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
2 |
5 |
Other |
|
|
3901cc to 4000cc |
Petrol |
2 |
2 |
Diesel |
2 |
1 |
Other |
|
|
4001cc to 4100cc |
Petrol |
|
1 |
Diesel |
1 |
1 |
Other |
|
|
4101cc to 4200cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
1 |
Other |
|
|
4701cc to 4800cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
1 |
Other |
|
|
5801cc to 5900cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
|
1 |
Other |
|
|
6201cc to 6300cc |
Petrol |
|
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|
8001cc to 8100cc |
Petrol |
|
1 |
Diesel |
|
|
Other |
|
|
9901cc to 10000cc |
Petrol |
7 |
4 |
Diesel |
2 |
7 |
Other |
|
|
Over 15000cc |
Petrol |
1 |
|
Diesel |
1 |
|
Other |
|
|