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Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2021

Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for July to September 2021.

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Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2021 tables

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Statistics on motor vehicles that were registered for the first time during July to September 2021 and those that were licensed at the end of September 2021.

Recent trends in new vehicle registrations have been heavily affected by the measures implemented from March 2020 onwards to limit the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

During July to September 2021, there were:

  • 542,000 vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain
  • 83,000 ultra low emission vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain

At the end of September 2021, there were:

  • 39.2 million licensed vehicles in Great Britain

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Published 13 January 2022

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