[PR] Vehicle Driver Statistics for 2006

BULLETIN OF VEHICLE AND DRIVER STATISTICS 2006


2 October 2007
The Department of Transport has today 2nd October 2007 published the Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics, 2006

The bulletin contains a broad range of statistical tables covering:

the size, composition, age and fuel type of licensed vehicles;
details on the first licensing of new and imported used vehicles;
national car test results;
driver licensing;
driver testing results.
Some key Statistics:

the total number of licensed vehicles at 31st December, 2006 (2,296,393) represents an increase of some 157,713 units (7.37%) on the 2005 return.In the private car category the number increased from 1,662,200 in 2005 to 1,778,900 in 2006 (7.02% increase).

233,700 new vehicles and 82,400 imported used vehicles were licensed for the first time in 2006.
681,800 car tests were carried out by NCTS in 2006. An overall pass rate of 95% resulted 42.2% being passed after defects discovered on the initial test had been rectified.

There were 2.45 million driving licences current at 31 December 2006 of which 431,900 were provisional licences.

Driving tests conducted in 2006 totaled 158,700. An overall pass rate of 52% (83,200) was achieved while in the case of repeat tests a pass rate of 55% was achieved.

Details of the bulletin are available at: Vehicle Statistics 2006 and hard copies are available from the Vehicle Registration Unit, Dept.of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare.



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Vehicle Driver Statistics for 2006
2 October 2007

The bulletin contains a broad range of statistical tables covering:

the size, composition, age and fuel type of licensed vehicles;
details on the first licensing of new and imported used vehicles;
national car test results;
driver licensing;
driver testing results.