Civometry

Department for Transport · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017

Licensed cars during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

2015 Q1 → 2017 Q1 · 8 periods

↑ 4.8%+1,456,280 cars

Licensed cars rose by 4.8% over the period, from 30,567,568 cars (2015 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 32,023,848 (2017 Q1, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level 2015 Q1: 30,567,568
  2. Level when it left 2017 Q1: 32,023,848
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Licensed cars: 2014 Q3 to 2026 Q1CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010m20m30m20142016201820202022202420262014 Q3: 30,647,567 cars · published 15 July 20262014 Q4: 30,330,225 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q1: 30,567,568 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q2: 30,796,694 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q3: 30,981,124 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q4: 30,987,527 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q1: 31,285,085 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q2: 31,474,797 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q3: 31,636,988 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q4: 31,792,259 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q1: 32,023,848 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q2: 32,170,427 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q3: 32,302,822 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q4: 32,159,943 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q1: 32,313,922 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q2: 32,471,348 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q3: 32,578,189 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q4: 32,493,258 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q1: 32,669,954 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q2: 32,833,406 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q3: 32,973,206 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q4: 32,884,320 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q1: 32,653,753 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q2: 32,608,710 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q3: 32,869,865 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q4: 32,697,408 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q1: 32,730,099 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q2: 33,047,879 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q3: 33,018,787 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q4: 32,889,462 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q1: 32,937,790 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q2: 33,101,930 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q3: 33,154,687 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q4: 33,187,308 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q1: 33,265,639 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q2: 33,488,171 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q3: 33,582,175 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q4: 33,579,946 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q1: 33,734,503 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q2: 33,935,937 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q3: 34,025,020 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q4: 33,966,632 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q1: 34,157,202 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q2: 34,353,216 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q3: 34,486,332 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q4: 34,485,453 cars · published 15 July 20262026 Q1: 34,627,414 cars · published 15 July 2026
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Definition and caveats

Cars licensed with DVLA in the UK at the end of the quarter, from the vehicle register.

Doesn’t measure: Cars declared off the road (SORN), unlicensed cars, or how much any of them are driven.