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Mr. Callaghan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current number of licensed motor vehicles on the roads; and what was the number in 1986. [39961]
Mr. Bowis
The information is as follows:
| Thousands | ||
| 1986 | 1995 | |
| Cars | 7,388 | 21,395 |
| Taxis1 | 26 | 33 |
| Motor cycles | 1,176 | 702 |
| Three wheelers | 60 | 31 |
| Light goods | 1,670 | 1,949 |
| Goods | 634 | 556 |
| and coaches | 149 | 153 |
| Agricultural vehicles2 | 340 | 282 |
| Other vehicles3 | 256 | 268 |
| Total | 21,699 | 25,369 |
| 1 These include mainly custom-built "black cab" design vehicles. | ||
| 2 Includes various types of harvesters, work trucks and mowing machines etc. | ||
| 3 Examples include ambulances, hire engines, road rollers, road construction vehicles, street cleaning. | ||