Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles are (1) in the Department for Transport (DfT) fleet, and (2) in the fleets of those agencies that report to the DfT and otherwise operate under its authority: and how many of those vehicles, in each such organisation, are (a) fully electric, and (b) hybrid.
The Department for Transport (DfT) consists of a Central Department and 4 Executive Agencies.
The DfT as a whole has 1,860 vehicles in total consisting of:
o 22 are Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV); and
o 134 are plug in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) or mild hybrid;
Please see the table below for the full breakdown of vehicles by Agency and type (please note the Government Car Service operates under the central department).
DfT organisation | Total no. vehicles | BEV | Hybrid | Petrol | Diesel | Other |
Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) | 1220 | 1 | 97 | 8 | 779 | 335 motorbikes/ specialist LCVs |
Government Car Service | 92 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 0 |
Maritime & Coast Guard Agency (MCA) | 510 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 503 | 0 |
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 1,860 | 22 | 134 | 43 | 1326 | 335 |