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Driving Licences

Volume 204: debated on Tuesday 18 February 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show how many persons in Northern Ireland currently hold a driving licence, the type of licence and the percentage of the population aged 17 years and over which holds a licence to drive.

At 31 March 1991, the most recent date for which this information is currently available, the figures were as follows:

Number
Provisional Licence120,150
Full Driving Licence785,975
Large Goods Vehicle Licence26,472
Large Passenger Carrying Vehicle Licence4,664
Taxi Licence7,167
The 912,125 licence holders represent some 80 per cent. of the population aged 17 years and over.