Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, finance, personal travel and international comparisons.


Table 1.5 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2009, by taxation group, and by year of first registration

Taxation group

Pre-
1995

1995-
1999

2000-
2004

2005-
2009

Total

Total
stock

Average
age of
vehicles

percentage of total

thousands

years

Private and light goods

2.2

13.0

39.4

45.4

100.0

2,381

6.0

of which body type cars

2.0

13.2

39.8

45.0

100.0

2,132

6.0

Motorcycles 1

11.0

19.0

29.8

40.2

100.0

67

7.9

Public transport

10.9

24.1

27.6

37.4

100.0

13

8.2

Goods

3.8

11.9

34.8

49.5

100.0

33

6.0

Crown and exempt

18.4

9.7

20.2

51.7

100.0

203

10.4

Other vehicles

13.4

14.7

25.3

46.6

100.0

10

7.6

All vehicles

3.7

13.0

37.6

45.7

100.0

2,707

6.4

of which body type cars

2.4

13.0

38.7

45.9

100.0

2,265

6.1

1. Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.

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