Large Goods Vehicles

(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many HGVs have registered to use UK roads in each year from 1992 to date.


Answered by
Trudy Harrison Portrait
Trudy Harrison
This question was answered on 24th May 2022

The table below provides the number of vehicles registered at DVLA. Data are unavailable before 1994, and only available for Great Britain prior to 2014.

All Licensed Heavy Good Vehicles1

Goods Tax Class2

As at 31st December

Great Britain

United Kingdom

Great Britain

United Kingdom

1994

420,906

n/a

387,998

n/a

1995

422,869

n/a

403,660

n/a

1996

429,902

n/a

412,823

n/a

1997

435,999

n/a

414,025

n/a

1998

440,824

n/a

412,432

n/a

1999

459,184

n/a

414,553

n/a

2000

471,481

n/a

417,520

n/a

2001

477,485

n/a

422,043

n/a

2002

485,443

n/a

425,203

n/a

2003

491,120

n/a

425,928

n/a

2004

505,777

n/a

434,101

n/a

2005

508,183

n/a

432,929

n/a

2006

508,269

n/a

431,137

n/a

2007

510,838

n/a

431,829

n/a

2008

495,912

n/a

416,328

n/a

2009

477,783

n/a

397,160

n/a

2010

470,128

n/a

389,761

n/a

2011

465,473

n/a

383,941

n/a

2012

460,616

n/a

378,775

n/a

2013

468,876

n/a

385,795

n/a

2014

473,932

496,773

389,787

409,951

2015

483,361

506,211

396,870

416,935

2016

493,638

517,144

404,804

425,305

2017

499,353

523,336

408,169

429,056

2018

500,287

524,566

406,477

427,502

2019

501,477

525,753

405,386

426,233

2020

485,902

510,076

395,357

416,071

  1. Vehicles with Body Type 'Goods - Heavy' as recorded by DVLA. This will include vehicles which do not carry goods, for instance large motorhomes and construction vehicles.
  2. Vehicles in the 'Goods' taxation class

Source: DfT / DVLA

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