Statistical data set

Vehicle excise duty evasion statistics (VED)

Data on unlicensed vehicles, produced by Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 13 September 2018
• Last updated: 7 December 2023 — See all updates

Unlicensed vehicles in traffic (VED01)

VED0101: Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by tax class: Great Britain (ODS, 10.8 KB)

VED0102: Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by tax class: Northern Ireland (ODS, 8.81 KB)

VED0103: Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by region: Great Britain (ODS, 12.4 KB)

VED0104: Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by road class: Great Britain (ODS, 10.3 KB)

Unlicensed vehicles in active stock (VED02)

VED0201: Rate of unlicensed vehicles in active stock, by tax class: Great Britain (ODS, 10.8 KB)

VED0202: Number of unlicensed vehicles in active stock, by tax class: Great Britain (ODS, 10.7 KB)

Lost revenue from unlicensed vehicles (VED03)

VED0301: Revenue lost from unlicensed vehicles in Great Britain (ODS, 10.6 KB)

Observed unlicensed vehicles (VED04)

VED0401: Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by last licensing activity and tax class (ODS, 9.46 KB)

VED0402: Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by period unlicensed and tax class (ODS, 9.42 KB)

VED0403: Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by age of vehicle and tax class (ODS, 9.13 KB)

VED0404: Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by type of registered keeper and tax class (ODS, 8.8 KB)

VED0405: Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by whether changed hands recently (ODS, 8.45 KB)

Tax value and mileage data (VED05)

VED0501: Roadside survey size by country and tax class (ODS, 10.9 KB)

VED0502: Relative mileage of unlicensed vehicles in Great Britain (ODS, 10.5 KB)

VED0503: Average licence values by tax class: Great Britain (ODS, 8.84 KB)

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Published 13 September 2018
Last updated 7 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 December 2023

   Data tables updated for the latest vehicle excise duty evasion statistics for 2023.

2. 30 November 2021

   Data tables relating to vehicle excise duty updated for the 2021 report.

3. 21 November 2019

   Data tables relating to vehicle excise duty updated for the 2019 report.

4. 13 September 2018

   First published.