There were 1,596 new private cars licensed in October 2009, compared with 2,699 in October 2008, a fall of 40.9%.

The number of cars licensed in the ten months of 2009, was 53,010 compared with 144,629 in 2008  - -  plunge of 63.3%.

The number of new goods vehicles licensed in October 2009 was 803 compared with 1,399 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 42.6%.

The vehicle licensing figures also show that:

• In October 2009, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 8,038 compared with 11,908 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 32.5%.
• The total number of all new vehicles licensed during October 2009 was 2,790 compared with 4,848 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 42.5%.
• In October 2009, of the 1,596 new private cars licensed, 602 (37.7%) were petrol and 968 (60.7%) were diesel.
• The highest number of new private cars licensed in October 2009, classified by make, was Ford (217) followed by Volkswagen (163), Toyota (159) and Opel (129).

The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class. Complementary figures for vehicle registrations are available separately: Vehicles Registered

Table 1: Number of vehicles licensed for the first time classified by taxation class

Taxation Class	October			January-October
	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009
New vehicles
Private Cars	5,301	2,699	1,596	176,593	144,629	53,010
Goods Vehicles	2,663	1,399	803	43,089	30,050	9,324
Tractors	248	159	96	4,124	3,950	1,780
Motor Cycles	248	194	91	3,226	2,990	1,774
Exempt Vehicles	369	261	166	7,009	5,922	3,549
Other	291	136	38	3,930	3,051	1,143
Total new vehicles	9,120	4,848	2,790	237,971	190,592	70,580
Used (imported) vehicles
Private Cars	5,080	4,866	3,276	50,340	52,441	44,046
Goods Vehicles	1,296	1,155	1,026	12,722	11,297	12,077
Tractors	255	228	223	3,047	3,039	2,505
Motor Cycles	312	297	277	3,512	3,903	4,109
Other	556	514	446	5,820	5,989	5,160
Total used (imported) vehicles	7,499	7,060	5,248	75,441	76,669	67,897
Total all vehicles	16,619	11,908	8,038	313,412	267,261	138,477

Table 2: Number of new private cars licensed for the first time by CO₂ emission band and fuel, October 2009

Emission Band	Fuel
	Petrol	Diesel	Petrol & Electric	Petrol & Ethanol	Other	Total
A	58	154	11	0	0	223
B	202	441	0	11	0	654
C	85	229	0	0	0	314
D	196	54	0	1	0	251
E	48	55	0	1	0	104
F	10	17	0	1	0	28
G	2	4	0	0	0	6
Not available1	1	14	0	0	1	16
Total	602	968	11	14	1	1,596

Table 3: Number of new and used (imported) private cars licensed for the first time by make, October 2009

Make	New	Used (imported)		Make	New	Used (imported)
Audi	95	318		Nissan	95	80
BMW	77	348		Opel	129	8
Chevrolet	2	1		Peugeot	55	172
Citroen	37	61		Renault	67	110
Fiat	25	20		Seat	20	37
Ford	217	301		Skoda	72	67
Honda	34	186		Subaru	16	13
Hyundai	30	21		Suzuki	14	22
Kia	23	8		Toyota	159	418
Lexus	4	26		Vauxhall	0	161
Mazda	84	28		Volkswagen	163	504
Mercedes Benz	76	96		Volvo	51	44
Mitsubishi	11	35		Other makes	40	191
				Total	1,596	3,276