Chapter
1: Road Transport Vehicles
- Road transport vehicles
- Driving license possession
- Car ownership
- Motor vehicle offences
- Blue Badge Scheme
members.
ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES
1. Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information about the
numbers of road transport vehicles, such as new registrations, numbers licensed
by taxation group and council area, ages, cylinder sizes, methods of
propulsion, gross weights of heavy goods vehicles, seating capacity of public
transport vehicles, licensing figures for taxi and private hire cars and their
drivers and numbers of wheelchair accessible taxis. It also provides
statistics of the most popular cars, results of the road vehicle testing scheme
(MOT), driving tests, driving licence holders, households with the regular use
of a car (from the Scottish Household Survey), the number of Blue Badges issued
and information about motor vehicle offences recorded by the Police.
Key
Points
- There were 2.8
million vehicles licensed for use on the roads in Scotland in 2013, of which 84
per cent were cars.
- Over two
thirds (68%) of the adult population (17+) held a full driving licence in 2013.
- Seventy per
cent of households had access to one or more cars or vans in 2013; a quarter
(26%) of households had access to two or more cars or vans.
2. Main Points
Vehicles Licensed
2.1 The total number of new motor vehicles
registrations in 2013 was around 241,400, 12% more than in 2012 but 8 per cent
below the 2004 peak. (Table 1.1)
2.2 New registrations of cars in 2013 accounted
for around 205,000 of these, around 23,000 (12%) more than in 2012, and 14,000 (6%)
less than a peak in 2003. Of all new registered vehicles in 2013, 119,000 (49%)
were petrol-propelled, and 120,200 (50%) were diesel-propelled. The remaining
new vehicles registered in 2013 were mostly electric or hybrid-electric
vehicles, both these groups have seen steady increases in new registrations in
recent years. In the last 10 years, only 2011 and 2013 saw more new diesel
vehicles registered than petrol vehicles. More detailed data on vehicles
registered in 2013 by body type and propulsion is included in Chapter 13. (Table
1.1)
2.3 The total number of vehicles licensed was
2.8 million in 2013, 2 per cent higher than 2012 and 16% higher than in 2003. The
number of private and light goods vehicles in 2013 was 2.4 million, 2% more
than 2012 and 16% higher than 2003. (Table 1.2)
2.4 Glasgow had the largest number of vehicles
licensed as at the end of 2013 (247,300), followed by Fife (195,500) and
Edinburgh (186,700) - based on the postcode of the registered keeper. Per head
of population (aged 17+), Glasgow had the third lowest figure behind Edinburgh
and Dundee. Glasgow had 501 vehicles for every 1,000 people aged 17+,
Edinburgh was lowest at 457. Vehicle ownership per head was much higher in
rural areas - Orkney had 890 vehicles per 1,000 people aged 17+, Shetland had 882
and Aberdeenshire had 876, the three areas in Scotland with the highest car
ownership by population. The Scotland average was 634 per thousand. The
pattern for car registrations was similar with Edinburgh lowest, but Stirling had
the highest figure per thousand population at 690, followed by Aberdeenshire at
685. The effect of the registration of company car fleets can be seen: Glasgow
accounted for 31 per cent
(54,600) of all the company cars registered in
Scotland, compared to 9 per cent of all cars. (Table 1.3)
2.5 There were 10,500 taxis
and 10,000 private hire cars licensed in Scotland based on figures provided by
Scottish local licensing authorities during July-August 2014. These show a
small decrease in the number of licensed taxis and a small increase in the
number of private hire cars when compared with figures for 2013. Latest
figures show that of the 10,500 licensed taxis, just under 5,000 (47%) are
wheelchair accessible, a 3% increase in the overall proportion and 5% increase
in the total number of accessible vehicles from the previous year.
The proportion of wheelchair
accessible vehicles varies across different Authority areas. (Table 1.4)
2.6 The
average age of private and light goods vehicles in 2013 was 6.5 years, the same
as last year but slightly up on recent years, and continuing a trend of
increasing average age since 2004. The average age of private and light goods
vehicles continued to be lower in Scotland than for Great Britain as a whole.
In 2013 the average age of these vehicles in Great Britain was 7.6 years. (Table 1.6)
2.7 There were 6,526 licensed operators of
heavy goods vehicles in Scotland in 2013-14. Most operators had few (if any)
vehicles specified on the licence: 4,531 had 0-2 vehicles, 988 had 3-5 vehicles
and 494 had 6-10 vehicles. Only 234 operators had 21 or more vehicles
specified on the licence in 2013-14. (Table 1.10)
2.8 The most popular new car sold in Scotland
in 2013 remained the Vauxhall Corsa with a market share of 5.4%. The top 5
most popular models had a total market share of 20% and the top 10, 29%. (Table 1.11)
MOTs & Driving Tests
2.9 In 2013/14, about 44% of cars tested in the
Road Vehicle Testing Scheme (MOT) were unsatisfactory, as were 17% of motor
cycles. About 19% of cars tested had unsatisfactory lights or signalling, 18%
had unsatisfactory suspension and 16% had unsatisfactory brakes (a vehicle with
more than one type of fault is counted against each of them). 9% of motorcycles
tested had unsatisfactory lights or signalling, 4% had unsatisfactory brakes
and 4% had unsatisfactory steering or suspension. (Table 1.12)
2.10 There were 124,000 driving licence practical
tests conducted in 2013, an increase of 9% on 2012. The pass rate was the similar
at 47%. The test centre at the Isle of Mull had the highest pass rate (80%),
though only 10 tests were conducted, Brodick on the Isle of Arran had the
highest pass rate for centres where at least 50 tests were conducted (73%),
while the lowest was at Glasgow Shieldhall (39%). (Tables 1.13 & 1.14)
2.11 The Scottish Household Survey results for 2013
showed that 68% of adults over the age of 17 held a full driving license. Although
men were more likely to hold a full driving licence than women in most age
groups, the difference between the proportions increased with age. For the
17-19 age group in 2013, women were more likely to hold a driving license than
men (men: 24% ; women: 29%). For 20-29 year olds there was a difference of 8 percentage
points (men: 60%, women: 52%), which increased to 38 percentage points for
those aged 80+ (men: 64%; women: 26%). (Tables 1.16 and 1.17)
2.12 SHS results also showed that the percentage
holding a full driving licence tended to increase with household income. In 2013,
90% of adults aged 17+ living in households which had an annual net income of
over £40,000 held a full driving licence. In contrast, only 47% of adults who
lived in households with an annual net income of up to £10,000 held a full
driving licence.
2.13 License possession was also more likely in
rural areas. In 2013, 61% of adults aged 17+ living in large urban areas held
a full driving licence compared with 87% of those living in ‘Remote Rural’
areas (the Scottish Government urban/rural classification system used in the
Survey is described in the Notes and Definitions section, page 225). (Table 1.16)
Car Availability
2.14 The Scottish Household Survey shows that 70
per cent of households had access to one or more cars in 2013, a proportion
that has remained relatively stable over the last five years. A quarter (26%)
of households had access to two or more cars. (Table 1.19) These
estimates were similar to
results from the Scotland Census 2011, which
suggested that 69% of households have access to one or more cars, with 27%
having two or more cars. The Census also showed that
slightly
fewer men (21 per cent) than women (26 per cent) aged 16 and over lived in
households with no cars or vans available. (Table 1.23)
2.15 The Scottish Household Survey also shows how
the percentage of households with a car available for private use varies
between different household types, income bands and type of area. In 2013, family
(small or large) and large adult households were most likely to have access to
at least one car (large family: 89%, small family: 88%, large adult: 87%).
(note definitions of family types are included in the Notes and Definitions
section, page 225) Least likely to have access to a car were single pensioner
households (41%). The SHS also showed that 24% of large adult and 12% of large
family households had 3 or more cars available for private use in 2013. The 2011
Census showed that married or cohabiting families with dependent children were
most likely to have access to a car, at 92%, and single pensioner households were
the least likely, at 36%. ( Table 1.24)
2.16 Only 39% of households whose net annual
income was up to £10,000 had one or more cars available for private use,
compared with at least 88% of households whose annual net income were above
£25,000. 60% of households in large urban areas had cars, compared with 87-89%
those in rural areas. (Table 1.20)
2.17 The
car ownership statistics from the SHS can be supplemented with information on
equalities from the 2011 Census. This shows that t
he proportion
of households with no car or van available was generally higher for those where
the Household Reference Person (HRP) [1] was
from a minority ethnic group; within this group it was highest for households
where the HRP was from the ‘African’ (60 per cent) or ‘Caribbean or Black’ (49
per cent) ethnic groups. Additionally, of the 473,000 people in households who
had a long-term health problem or disability that limited their day-to-day
activities a lot, 46 per cent lived in households with no cars or vans
available. The corresponding proportion was 34 per cent for the 523,000 people
whose day-day activities were limited a little and 19 per cent for the 4.2
million people who had no limiting long-term health problem. (Table 1.25)
2.18 There were just more than 228,000 Blue
Badges on issue in Scotland at the end of March 2014. Around 116,000 were
issued to recipients of allowances or grants which provide an automatic
entitlement to a Blue Badge, just more than 109,000 were issued on a
discretionary basis to other people with a permanent or substantial disability,
and around 2,000 were issued to institutions. (Table 1.21)
Vehicle Offences
2.19 The numbers of motor vehicle offences
recorded by the police include offences in respect of which either the police
or the procurator fiscal made a conditional offer of a fixed penalty (mainly moving vehicle offences). They do not include stationary vehicle
offences which are dealt with by the police or traffic wardens by means of
fixed penalty notices (mainly parking offences).
2.20 2013-14 is the first full reporting year
since the establishment of Police Scotland. As a result, data is no longer
returned by the eight legacy police force areas and instead comes from one
central unit within Police Scotland, using their new performance management
reporting tool. To ensure that the dataset produced from this new system is
consistent with data returned from legacy police forces, an extensive quality
assurance exercise has been carried out to closely compare the data held by the
Scottish Government with that extracted from the new force system.
2.21 This exercise has identified a number of
anomalies affecting comparability of the time series resulting in breaks in the
series. The Scottish Government is investigating these issues further and
seeking a resolution. Further information about these discontinuities can be
found in the Scottish Government Official Statistics publication: Recorded
Crime in Scotland, 2013-14 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/11/6350.
2.20 The total number of motor vehicle offences
recorded in 2013-14 was just more than 294,000. (Table 1.22)
2.21 Between 2012-13 and 2013-14 there were
decreases in 9 of the 20 motor vehicle offence categories which have comparable
figures; changes in these figures may arise because of changes in the level of
enforcement or police deployment. The largest decrease was for Tachograph
offences, where there was a 19% decrease from 2,025 to 1,635. ( Table 1.22 ).
Figure 1.1 New registrations by taxation group
Private and Light goods vehicles
Other Vehicles
Note: In 2003 the definition of "Crown Exempt" and "Other" categories mean figures aren't strictly comparable.
See footnote 3 of table 1.1
Table 1.1 New registrations by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| |
thousand |
| by type of vehicle (taxation group) |
| Private and light goods |
228.4 |
228.1 |
212.5 |
204.9 |
209.3 |
170.0 |
176.8 |
168.3 |
159.2 |
174.9 |
199.3 |
| Motorcycles |
6.9 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
| Public transport 1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| Goods |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
| Crown and exempt 2 |
22.0 |
23.8 |
26.0 |
25.3 |
28.4 |
31.6 |
30.0 |
32.4 |
34.4 |
31.9 |
31.6 |
| Other vehicles 2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
| Total |
262.7 |
263.1 |
251.3 |
243.2 |
251.2 |
215.3 |
216.437 |
208.8 |
202.3 |
216.4 |
241.4 |
| by body type |
| Cars |
219.3 |
217.9 |
203.2 |
196.5 |
202.5 |
172.7 |
186.2 |
177.2 |
167.8 |
182.5 |
205.2 |
| Taxis |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Motorcycles |
7.1 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| Three
wheelers |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Light
goods 3 |
25.2 |
28.2 |
29.6 |
28.2 |
28.8 |
22.8 |
14.4 |
17.8 |
19.6 |
17.7 |
20.2 |
| Goods 3 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| Buses
and coaches |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Agricultural
vehicles etc |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
| Other
vehicles |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
| All
vehicles |
262.7 |
263.1 |
251.3 |
243.2 |
251.2 |
215.3 |
216.4 |
208.8 |
202.3 |
216.4 |
241.4 |
| by
method of propulsion |
| Petrol |
167.8 |
157.7 |
142.2 |
137.4 |
143.3 |
117.3 |
123.9 |
107.8 |
98.4 |
110.0 |
118.8 |
| Diesel |
94.7 |
105.1 |
108.8 |
105.3 |
106.9 |
96.7 |
91.2 |
99.0 |
101.9 |
104.4 |
120.2 |
| Hybrid Electric |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| Electricity |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Gas Bi-Fuel |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Gas Or Petrol/Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other 4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
262.7 |
263.1 |
251.3 |
243.2 |
251.2 |
215.3 |
216.4 |
208.8 |
202.3 |
216.4 |
241.4 |
1. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
2. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards
3. In 2004 DfT revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.
4. Gas Diesel and Steam.
Note: Table 13.9 in Chapter 13 shows vehicles first registered in 2012 by body type and method of propulsion.
Table 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 3 |
2007 3 |
2008 3 |
2009 3 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| |
thousand |
| by
type of vehicle (taxation group) |
| Private and light goods |
2,104 |
2,158 |
2,231 |
2,259 |
2,313 |
2,347 |
2,362 |
2,364 |
2,369 |
2,395 |
2,436 |
| Motorcycles |
50 |
54 |
56 |
59 |
63 |
66 |
66 |
63 |
60 |
60 |
59 |
| Public transport 1 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Goods |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
33 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| Crown and exempt 2 |
178 |
183 |
189 |
191 |
195 |
198 |
203 |
206 |
211 |
212 |
213 |
| Other vehicles 2 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
| All vehicles |
2,383 |
2,448 |
2,531 |
2,564 |
2,627 |
2,665 |
2,684 |
2,685 |
2,691 |
2,717 |
2,759 |
| by body type |
| Cars |
2,031 |
2,076 |
2,139 |
2,157 |
2,201 |
2,233 |
2,249 |
2,255 |
2,264 |
2,285 |
2,319 |
| Taxis |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Motorcycles |
56 |
60 |
62 |
65 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
69 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
| Three
wheelers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Light
goods |
183 |
194 |
209 |
221 |
234 |
240 |
242 |
240 |
238 |
241 |
247 |
| Goods |
31 |
31 |
32 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
| Buses
and coaches |
17 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
| Agricultural
vehicles etc |
39 |
41 |
42 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
47 |
48 |
48 |
| Other
vehicles |
22 |
24 |
25 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
| All
vehicles |
2,383 |
2,448 |
2,531 |
2,564 |
2,627 |
2,665 |
2,684 |
2,685 |
2,691 |
2,717 |
2,759 |
| by
method of propulsion |
| Petrol |
1,746 |
1,756 |
1,771 |
1,748 |
1,747 |
1,735 |
1,701 |
1,656 |
1,619 |
1,592 |
1,567 |
| Diesel |
634 |
689 |
756 |
812 |
874 |
923 |
974 |
1,018 |
1,061 |
1,113 |
1,178 |
| Hybrid Electric |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
| Electricity |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Gas Bi-Fuel |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Gas or petrol/gas |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Steam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
2,383 |
2,448 |
2,531 |
2,564 |
2,627 |
2,665 |
2,684 |
2,685 |
2,691 |
2,717 |
2,759 |
1. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
2. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards
3. DfT have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/series/vehicle-licensing/notesvls.pdf
Note: Table 13.10 in Chapter 13 shows vehicles licensed in 2012 by body type and method of propulsion.
Figure 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2013 by Council
* formerly Western Isles
Figure 1.3 Private cars licensed at 31 December 2013 per thousand population aged 17+
* Formerly Western Isles
Table 1.3 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2013 by Council and taxation group
| |
Private and light goods |
Motor- cycles 1 |
Public transport |
Goods 2 |
Crown and Exempt 3 |
Other vehicles |
All vehicles |
Population aged 17+ (NRS Population estimates Mid 2013) |
Vehicles registered per 1,000 people aged 17+ |
Cars registered per 1,000 people aged 17+ |
| Body type cars |
Other vehicles |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
of which body type cars |
of which company cars |
| |
thousand |
|
| Aberdeen City |
91.8 |
8.6 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
110.5 |
95.2 |
5.6 |
191,965 |
575 |
496 |
| Aberdeenshire |
136.8 |
18.7 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
180.9 |
141.5 |
5.9 |
206,498 |
876 |
685 |
| Angus |
53.9 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
69.7 |
56.5 |
2.8 |
95,016 |
734 |
595 |
| Argyll & Bute |
39.3 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
51.9 |
41.2 |
1.8 |
73,153 |
710 |
564 |
| Clackmannanshire |
22.7 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
27.7 |
24.2 |
1.1 |
41,485 |
667 |
584 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
68.9 |
11.0 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
11.5 |
0.3 |
96.0 |
73.3 |
4.6 |
124,275 |
772 |
589 |
| Dundee City |
48.3 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
58.9 |
52.0 |
3.8 |
122,780 |
480 |
423 |
| East Ayrshire |
49.9 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
63.6 |
53.5 |
3.1 |
99,570 |
638 |
538 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
50.3 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
57.5 |
52.5 |
2.2 |
86,236 |
667 |
609 |
| East Lothian |
44.8 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
56.1 |
47.1 |
2.4 |
81,374 |
689 |
579 |
| East Renfrewshire |
43.1 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
48.8 |
44.8 |
1.6 |
72,223 |
675 |
621 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
157.5 |
11.9 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
11.1 |
0.2 |
186.7 |
164.9 |
8.7 |
408,626 |
457 |
404 |
| Eilean Siar |
12.1 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
17.5 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
22,606 |
773 |
563 |
| Falkirk |
69.2 |
6.2 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
84.5 |
73.4 |
3.8 |
126,984 |
666 |
578 |
| Fife |
158.9 |
15.1 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
14.1 |
0.5 |
195.5 |
168.6 |
8.1 |
298,487 |
655 |
565 |
| Glasgow, City of |
195.1 |
24.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
247.3 |
212.2 |
54.6 |
493,827 |
501 |
430 |
| Highland |
104.7 |
18.7 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
12.7 |
0.9 |
142.7 |
109.8 |
6.0 |
189,671 |
752 |
579 |
| Inverclyde |
30.2 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
35.8 |
32.5 |
1.6 |
66,084 |
541 |
491 |
| Midlothian |
35.6 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
45.1 |
38.1 |
2.1 |
67,596 |
667 |
564 |
| Moray |
42.4 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
55.9 |
44.4 |
2.1 |
76,478 |
730 |
580 |
| North Ayrshire |
54.7 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
67.8 |
58.6 |
4.4 |
111,490 |
608 |
526 |
| North Lanarkshire |
125.2 |
16.7 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
160.8 |
136.7 |
9.9 |
269,444 |
597 |
507 |
| Orkney Islands |
9.9 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
15.8 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
17,766 |
890 |
584 |
| Perth & Kinross |
69.6 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
89.7 |
72.4 |
3.8 |
121,222 |
740 |
597 |
| Renfrewshire |
68.9 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
83.8 |
73.6 |
4.6 |
141,639 |
591 |
520 |
| Scottish Borders |
55.0 |
8.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
73.7 |
57.4 |
3.2 |
93,491 |
788 |
614 |
| Shetland Islands |
11.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
16.4 |
11.4 |
0.8 |
18,556 |
882 |
612 |
| South Ayrshire |
50.2 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
61.9 |
53.0 |
2.7 |
93,456 |
662 |
567 |
| South Lanarkshire |
130.5 |
12.6 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
12.3 |
0.5 |
161.6 |
140.1 |
8.8 |
255,975 |
631 |
547 |
| Stirling |
49.2 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
60.8 |
51.4 |
10.9 |
74,397 |
818 |
690 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
32.2 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
39.4 |
35.1 |
2.1 |
72,977 |
540 |
481 |
| West Lothian |
74.9 |
7.6 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
94.1 |
79.9 |
4.5 |
138,851 |
678 |
576 |
| Council Unknown |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
| Scotland |
2,187.3 |
248.9 |
59.5 |
11.8 |
28.9 |
212.8 |
10.2 |
2,759.2 |
2,319.2 |
178.7 |
4,354,198 |
634 |
533 |
1. Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles
2. Excludes heavy goods vehicles that are exempt from tax.
3. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group are now part of Crown and Exempt taxation group.
4. formerly Western Isles
Table 1.4 Taxi, private hire cars and drivers licensed
by local authority area, 2014
| |
Taxi vehicles |
Private hire cars |
Total |
Taxi driver licenses |
Private hire licences |
Total |
Wheelchair accessible taxis |
Wheelchair accessible private hire cars |
| Council |
| Aberdeen City |
1,049 |
276 |
1,325 |
1,557 |
8 |
1,565 |
480 |
- |
| Aberdeenshire |
488 |
277 |
765 |
1,751 |
102 |
1,853 |
35 |
15 |
| Angus |
132 |
53 |
185 |
228 |
78 |
306 |
10 |
3 |
| Argyll & Bute |
184 |
43 |
227 |
367 |
47 |
414 |
.. |
.. |
| Clackmannanshire |
40 |
70 |
110 |
164 |
9 |
173 |
6 |
- |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
175 |
121 |
296 |
535 |
23 |
558 |
1 |
1 |
| Dundee City |
628 |
56 |
684 |
1,113 |
15 |
1,128 |
357 |
- |
| East Ayrshire |
125 |
108 |
233 |
453 |
26 |
479 |
22 |
7 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
333 |
295 |
628 |
719 |
23 |
742 |
.. |
- |
| East Lothian 1 |
113 |
121 |
234 |
|
|
435 |
113 |
- |
| East Renfrewshire |
62 |
420 |
482 |
82 |
479 |
561 |
2 |
2 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
1,316 |
954 |
2,270 |
3,519 |
1,442 |
4,961 |
1,316 |
.. |
| Eilean Siar |
83 |
14 |
97 |
160 |
15 |
175 |
1 |
- |
| Falkirk |
437 |
83 |
520 |
558 |
89 |
647 |
101 |
13 |
| Fife 1 |
454 |
334 |
788 |
|
|
1,822 |
43 |
54 |
| Glasgow, City of |
1,423 |
2,597 |
4,020 |
2,822 |
3,138 |
5,960 |
1,423 |
20 |
| Highland |
524 |
124 |
648 |
725 |
209 |
934 |
31 |
11 |
| Inverclyde |
239 |
57 |
296 |
680 |
- |
680 |
22 |
- |
| Midlothian |
50 |
145 |
195 |
102 |
300 |
402 |
50 |
- |
| Moray |
220 |
20 |
240 |
518 |
16 |
534 |
11 |
- |
| North Ayrshire |
214 |
55 |
269 |
584 |
3 |
587 |
32 |
- |
| North Lanarkshire |
494 |
1,158 |
1,652 |
1,287 |
1,254 |
2,541 |
155 |
7 |
| Orkney Islands |
28 |
13 |
41 |
91 |
8 |
99 |
2 |
- |
| Perth & Kinross 1 |
103 |
156 |
259 |
|
|
574 |
5 |
15 |
| Renfrewshire |
214 |
768 |
982 |
428 |
889 |
1,317 |
210 |
21 |
| Scottish Borders |
212 |
83 |
295 |
337 |
39 |
376 |
9 |
22 |
| Shetland Islands |
89 |
57 |
146 |
323 |
54 |
377 |
5 |
3 |
| South Ayrshire |
116 |
159 |
275 |
469 |
75 |
544 |
116 |
- |
| South Lanarkshire |
337 |
1,179 |
1,516 |
682 |
1,455 |
2,137 |
31 |
46 |
| Stirling |
69 |
110 |
179 |
352 |
21 |
373 |
22 |
24 |
| West Dunbartonshire 1 |
336 |
7 |
343 |
|
|
452 |
209 |
1 |
| West Lothian |
174 |
288 |
462 |
278 |
535 |
813 |
140 |
25 |
| Scotland |
10,461 |
10,201 |
20,662 |
20,884 |
10,352 |
34,519 |
4,960 |
290 |
Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
1. Separate figures for taxi and private hire licences are not available.
Table 1.5 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2013, by taxation group, and
by year of first registration
| Taxation
group |
Pre- 1999 |
1999- 2003 |
2004- 2008 |
2009- 2013 |
Total |
Total stock |
Average age of vehicles |
| |
percentage of total |
|
thousands |
years |
| Private and light goods |
2.7 |
18.4 |
38.5 |
40.4 |
100.0 |
2,436 |
6.5 |
| of which body type cars |
2.5 |
18.6 |
38.0 |
40.9 |
100.0 |
2,187 |
6.5 |
| Motorcycles 1 |
18.0 |
23.0 |
26.9 |
32.1 |
100.0 |
59 |
9.4 |
| Public transport |
11.0 |
22.2 |
36.1 |
30.7 |
100.0 |
12 |
8.3 |
| Goods |
4.2 |
13.5 |
40.3 |
42.0 |
100.0 |
29 |
6.2 |
| Crown and exempt |
19.9 |
11.1 |
18.1 |
51.0 |
100.0 |
213 |
11.3 |
| Other vehicles |
14.1 |
15.2 |
28.8 |
41.9 |
100.0 |
10 |
7.9 |
| All vehicles |
4.4 |
17.9 |
36.7 |
41.1 |
100.0 |
2,759 |
7.0 |
| of which body type cars |
2.8 |
18.2 |
36.9 |
42.1 |
100.0 |
2,319 |
6.6 |
1. Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.
Table 1.6 Average age of vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group1
| Type of
vehicle |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 5 |
2007 5 |
2008 5 |
2009 5 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| |
years |
| (a) Scotland |
| Private and light goods |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
| Motorcycles 2 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
| Public transport 3 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
| Goods |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
| Crown and exempt 4 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
| Other vehicles 4 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
| All vehicles |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
| (b) Great Britain |
| Private and light goods |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
| Motorcycles 2 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
| Public transport 3 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
| Goods |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
| Crown and exempt 4 |
14.7 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
| Other vehicles 4 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
| All vehicles |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
1. Details of the DfT estimation methodology can be found in the Notes & Definitions.
2. Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.
3. Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.
4. Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards.
5. DfT have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/series/vehicle-licensing/notesvls.pdf
Table 1.7 Private and light goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by cylinder size
| Cylinder
size |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 1 |
2007 1 |
2008 1 |
2009 1 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| |
percentage of year total |
| up to 700 cc |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 701 to 1,000 cc |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
| 1,001 to 1,200 cc |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
| 1,201 to 1,500 cc |
24.5 |
24.3 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
24.4 |
24.7 |
25.3 |
25.7 |
26.0 |
26.2 |
| 1,501 to 1,800 cc |
27.1 |
26.7 |
26.3 |
25.8 |
25.4 |
25.2 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
24.8 |
| 1,801 to 2,000 cc |
21.1 |
21.5 |
22.2 |
22.6 |
22.8 |
23.0 |
23.2 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
22.0 |
21.4 |
| 2,001 to 2,500 cc |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
| 2,501 to 3,000 cc |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| 3,000 cc and over |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| cc not known |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| |
thousand |
| Total |
2,104 |
2,158 |
2,231 |
2,259 |
2,313 |
2,347 |
2,362 |
2,364 |
2,369 |
2,395 |
2,436 |
1. In 2010 DfT revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/series/vehicle-licensing/notesvls.pdf
Table 1.8 Heavy goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by gross weight
| Gross
weight (tonnes) |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 2 |
2007 2 |
2008 2 |
2009 2 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| |
percentage of year total |
| 3.5 to 7.5 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
30.5 |
30.0 |
29.7 |
29.6 |
29.1 |
29.2 |
28.8 |
28.3 |
26.9 |
| 7.51 to 12 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| 12.1 to 16 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| 16.1 to 20 |
15.1 |
14.6 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
| 20.1 to 24 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| 24.1 to 28 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
14.6 |
| 28.1 to 32 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
| 32.1 to 38 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
| over 38 |
20.0 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
22.3 |
22.2 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
24.8 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| |
thousand |
| Total 1 |
31.0 |
31.9 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
32.7 |
32.2 |
31.2 |
30.4 |
29.4 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
1. Mainly heavy goods vehicles but includes vehicles which are licensed as HGVs but do not have a goods body type.
2. In 2010 DfT revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/series/vehicle-licensing/notesvls.pdf
Table 1.9 Public transport vehicles licensed at 31 December: by seating capacity
| Number
of seats |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 1 |
2007 1 |
2008 1 |
2009 1 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| 9-15 |
1,178 |
1,351 |
1,554 |
1,646 |
1,751 |
1,825 |
1,766 |
1,795 |
1,753 |
1,721 |
1,701 |
| 16-32 |
3,504 |
3,731 |
3,928 |
3,921 |
3,937 |
3,871 |
3,920 |
3,912 |
3,795 |
3,836 |
3,916 |
| 33-40 |
1,106 |
1,208 |
1,249 |
1,238 |
1,301 |
1,266 |
1,186 |
1,117 |
1,082 |
1,003 |
948 |
| 41-48 |
952 |
1,016 |
1,108 |
1,290 |
1,322 |
1,370 |
1,383 |
1,379 |
1,415 |
1,458 |
1,507 |
| 49-56 |
2,027 |
2,047 |
2,031 |
1,957 |
1,937 |
1,859 |
1,757 |
1,667 |
1,580 |
1,449 |
1,384 |
| 57-64 |
179 |
175 |
201 |
209 |
207 |
217 |
270 |
274 |
319 |
397 |
413 |
| 65-72 |
435 |
488 |
482 |
521 |
546 |
523 |
525 |
583 |
539 |
553 |
513 |
| 73 and over |
1,451 |
1,453 |
1,448 |
1,317 |
1,406 |
1,418 |
1,411 |
1,384 |
1,446 |
1,417 |
1,374 |
| Total |
10,832 |
11,469 |
12,001 |
12,099 |
12,407 |
12,349 |
12,218 |
12,111 |
11,929 |
11,834 |
11,756 |
1. In 2010 DfT revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/series/vehicle-licensing/notesvls.pdf
Table 1.10 Goods vehicle operators in Scotland by licence type and number of
vehicles specified on the licence, 2013-14
| Number
of vehicles specified on licence |
Type of licence held |
Total number of licence holders |
| Restricted: own business only |
Standard National |
Standard International |
| 0 - 2 |
2,622 |
1,620 |
289 |
4,531 |
| 3 - 5 |
378 |
517 |
93 |
988 |
| 6 -10 |
136 |
292 |
66 |
494 |
| 11 - 20 |
54 |
186 |
39 |
279 |
| 21 - 50 |
24 |
103 |
35 |
162 |
| 51 - 100 |
3 |
30 |
11 |
44 |
| 101 - 200 |
3 |
18 |
4 |
25 |
| 201+ |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Total |
3,220 |
2,767 |
539 |
6,526 |
Source: VOSA - Not National Statistics
Table 1.11 The 20 most popular new cars sold in Scotland 1, 2013
| Position |
Make |
Range |
Number of cars sold |
Market share percent |
| 1 |
VAUXHALL |
CORSA |
10,996 |
5.37 |
| 2 |
FORD |
FIESTA |
10,897 |
5.33 |
| 3 |
FORD |
FOCUS |
6,818 |
3.33 |
| 4 |
VAUXHALL |
ASTRA |
6,545 |
3.20 |
| 5 |
VOLKSWAGEN |
GOLF |
4,675 |
2.29 |
| 6 |
VOLKSWAGEN |
POLO |
4,657 |
2.28 |
| 7 |
NISSAN |
QASHQAI |
4,346 |
2.12 |
| 8 |
FIAT |
500 |
3,869 |
1.89 |
| 9 |
RENAULT |
CLIO |
3,815 |
1.86 |
| 10 |
BMW |
1 SERIES |
3,141 |
1.54 |
| 11 |
BMW |
3 SERIES |
3,097 |
1.51 |
| 12 |
PEUGEOT |
208 |
2,823 |
1.38 |
| 13 |
NISSAN |
JUKE |
2,738 |
1.34 |
| 14 |
KIA |
SPORTAGE |
2,623 |
1.28 |
| 15 |
TOYOTA |
YARIS |
2,598 |
1.27 |
| 16 |
MINI |
MINI |
2,493 |
1.22 |
| 17 |
AUDI |
A1 |
2,288 |
1.12 |
| 18 |
HONDA |
JAZZ |
2,151 |
1.05 |
| 19 |
SEAT |
IBIZA |
2,103 |
1.03 |
| 20 |
VAUXHALL |
MOKKA |
2,095 |
1.02 |
| |
Total top 20 cars |
84,768 |
41.4 |
| Total all other cars |
119,824 |
58.6 |
| Total cars sold |
204,592 |
100.0 |
Source: SMMT - Not National Statistics
1. Figures relate to cars sold by members of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd to
customers resident in Scotland. Figures differ from the numbers of new registrations of cars
in Table 1.1, as the latter may include cars purchased elsewhere.
Table 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) 1
| |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Cars 2 |
thousands |
Private Passenger (over
12 seats) |
thousands |
| Total Tests |
2,043.5 |
2,039.6 |
2,042.8 |
2,074.8 |
Total Tests |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| Pass with Rectification at
Station |
144.7 |
140.1 |
141.7 |
134.8 |
Pass with Rectification
at Station |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Fail |
739.3 |
751.0 |
745.0 |
770.9 |
Fail |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Initial Failure Rate 4 |
43.3% |
43.7% |
43.4% |
43.7% |
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
34.2% |
31.9% |
33.3% |
34.6% |
| Final Failure Rate 5 |
36.2% |
36.8% |
36.5% |
37.2% |
Final Failure Rate 5 |
29.5% |
27.6% |
28.6% |
29.5% |
| Percentage
of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS 3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
Percentage of vehicles
with one or more fail or PRS 3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
| Body and structure |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
Body and structure |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
8.8 |
| Brakes |
15.5 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
Brakes |
17.0 |
15.8 |
16.7 |
17.3 |
| Drivers view of the road |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
Drivers view of the road |
6.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
| Driving controls |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Driving controls |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Fuel and exhaust |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
Fuel and exhaust |
3.9 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
| Lighting and signalling |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
Lighting and signalling |
16.7 |
14.8 |
16.4 |
17.6 |
| Motor tricycles and
quadricycles |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Reg plates and vin |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Reg plates and vin |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Road wheels |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Road wheels |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Seat belts |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
| Seat belts |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
Steering |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
| Steering |
5.0 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
Suspension |
7.7 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
| Suspension |
15.8 |
16.5 |
17.0 |
17.6 |
Towbars |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Towbars |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Tyres |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
| Tyres |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
Items not tested |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Items not tested |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
|
| Defect Items per Initial Test
Failure |
3.44 |
3.44 |
3.40 |
3.46 |
Defect Items per Initial
Test Failure |
4.01 |
3.98 |
4.09 |
4.26 |
| Motor cycles |
thousands |
Light goods vehicles 7 |
thousands |
| Total Tests |
57.2 |
59.8 |
54.7 |
59.4 |
Total Tests |
45.7 |
46.4 |
44.4 |
45.2 |
| Pass with Rectification at
Station |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
Pass with Rectification
at Station |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| Fail |
7.7 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
Fail |
21.0 |
21.6 |
20.7 |
21.7 |
| Initial Failure Rate 4 |
20.3% |
19.4% |
18.1% |
17.0% |
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
53.0% |
52.9% |
52.7% |
54.0% |
| Final Failure Rate 5 |
13.4% |
12.6% |
11.6% |
11.0% |
Final Failure Rate 5 |
45.9% |
46.6% |
46.7% |
48.0% |
| Percentage
of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS 3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
Percentage of vehicles
with one or more fail or PRS 3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
| Body and structure |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Body and structure |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
| Brakes |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
Brakes |
28.4 |
29.0 |
30.3 |
31.2 |
| Drive system |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Drivers view of the road |
12.8 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
| Driving controls |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Fuel and exhaust |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
| Fuel and exhaust |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Lighting and signalling |
31.2 |
31.6 |
32.1 |
33.9 |
| Lighting and signalling |
10.4 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
8.9 |
Reg plates and vin |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| Registration plates and vin |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Road wheels |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Sidecar |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Seat belts |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
| Steering and suspension |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
Steering |
9.9 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
| Tyres and wheels |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Suspension |
18.5 |
19.3 |
20.4 |
21.4 |
| Items not tested |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Towbars |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Tyres |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
| Items not tested |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Defect Items per Initial Test
Failure |
2.01 |
2.03 |
2.03 |
2.01 |
Defect Items per Initial
Test Failure |
4.98 |
5.10 |
5.11 |
5.31 |
1. Vehicle numbers are for valid, and completed normal tests only. Retests are excluded.
2. Cars, vans and passenger vehicles with up to 12 seats.
3. PRS = Pass with Rectification at Station
4. Initial Failure Rate = (PRS + Failures) / Total Tests
5. Final Failure Rate = Failures / Total Tests
6. Reason for Rejection
7. Over 3,000kg and up to and including 3,500kg.
Table 1.13 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts1
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Theory 4 |
thousand |
| Applications received |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Theory tests conducted |
97 |
98 |
99 |
108 |
100 |
105 |
99 |
103 |
99 |
122 |
| Theory test passes |
65 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
68 |
69 |
65 |
66 |
61 |
67 |
| |
percent |
| Theory test pass rate |
68 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
67 |
66 |
66 |
64 |
62 |
54 |
| Practical |
thousand |
| Applications received |
129 |
138 |
139 |
137 |
137 |
132 |
132 |
130 |
119 |
126 |
| Driving tests concluded |
120 |
133 |
139 |
136 |
130 |
120 |
126 |
125 |
113 |
124 |
| Passes |
53 |
59 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
54 |
58 |
| |
percent |
| Pass rate |
45 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
| DVLA receipts |
£ million |
| Vehicle licences 3 |
370.2 |
395.6 |
402.7 |
432.0 |
446.0 |
449.7 |
463.0 |
479.0 |
473.0 |
479.6 |
| Driving licences |
5.6 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Total |
375.8 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Source: DVLA and DSA - Not National Statistics
1. Figures relate to the financial year which commences in the specified calendar year.
2. The practical test figures are provisional.
3. The vehicle licence figure does not include refunds issued.
4. These figures are for car licence tests only.
Table 1.14 Practical Driving Test - Pass Rate at Test Centres 2013-14
| |
Male |
Female |
Overall |
| Conducted |
Pass |
Pass rate |
Conducted |
Pass |
Pass rate |
Conducted |
Pass |
Pass rate |
| Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don)
(M) |
2,012 |
1,046 |
52.0% |
2,285 |
928 |
40.6% |
4,297 |
1,974 |
45.9% |
| Aberdeen South (Cove)
(M) |
2,332 |
1,190 |
51.0% |
2,624 |
1,130 |
43.1% |
4,956 |
2,320 |
46.8% |
| Aberfeldy (R) |
46 |
20 |
43.5% |
39 |
17 |
43.6% |
85 |
37 |
43.5% |
| Airdrie
(M) |
1,961 |
966 |
49.3% |
2,130 |
907 |
42.6% |
4,091 |
1,873 |
45.8% |
| Alness (R) |
395 |
253 |
64.1% |
437 |
237 |
54.2% |
832 |
490 |
58.9% |
| Arbroath (R) |
302 |
190 |
62.9% |
437 |
253 |
57.9% |
739 |
443 |
59.9% |
| Ayr
(M) |
1,040 |
534 |
51.3% |
1,193 |
517 |
43.3% |
2,233 |
1,051 |
47.1% |
| Ballachulish (R) |
27 |
18 |
66.7% |
22 |
17 |
77.3% |
49 |
35 |
71.4% |
| Ballater (R) |
99 |
77 |
77.8% |
113 |
71 |
62.8% |
212 |
148 |
69.8% |
| Banff (R) |
145 |
89 |
61.4% |
149 |
86 |
57.7% |
294 |
175 |
59.5% |
| Barra (R) |
.. |
.. |
|
.. |
.. |
|
9 |
7 |
77.8% |
| Bathgate
(M) |
2,096 |
1,118 |
53.3% |
2,381 |
1,136 |
47.7% |
4,477 |
2,254 |
50.3% |
| Benbecula Island (R) |
23 |
19 |
82.6% |
49 |
19 |
38.8% |
72 |
38 |
52.8% |
| Brodick (Isle of Arran) (R) |
24 |
17 |
70.8% |
28 |
21 |
75.0% |
52 |
38 |
73.1% |
| Buckie (R) |
139 |
75 |
54.0% |
141 |
75 |
53.2% |
280 |
150 |
53.6% |
| Callander
(O) |
284 |
130 |
45.8% |
271 |
127 |
46.9% |
555 |
257 |
46.3% |
| Campbeltown (R) |
57 |
37 |
64.9% |
47 |
32 |
68.1% |
104 |
69 |
66.3% |
| Castle Douglas
(O) |
190 |
111 |
58.4% |
187 |
108 |
57.8% |
377 |
219 |
58.1% |
| Crieff (R) |
85 |
50 |
58.8% |
120 |
64 |
53.3% |
205 |
114 |
55.6% |
| Cumnock
(O) |
389 |
232 |
59.6% |
551 |
274 |
49.7% |
940 |
506 |
53.8% |
| Dumbarton
(M) |
781 |
385 |
49.3% |
870 |
413 |
47.5% |
1,651 |
798 |
48.3% |
| Dumfries
(M) |
814 |
441 |
54.2% |
914 |
408 |
44.6% |
1,728 |
849 |
49.1% |
| Dundee
(M) |
2,107 |
1,166 |
55.3% |
2,578 |
1,224 |
47.5% |
4,685 |
2,390 |
51.0% |
| Dunfermline
(M) |
1,415 |
655 |
46.3% |
1,551 |
677 |
43.6% |
2,966 |
1,332 |
44.9% |
| Dunoon (R) |
85 |
54 |
63.5% |
110 |
54 |
49.1% |
195 |
108 |
55.4% |
| Duns (R) |
112 |
53 |
47.3% |
91 |
43 |
47.3% |
203 |
96 |
47.3% |
| East Kilbride (M) |
355 |
182 |
51.3% |
514 |
208 |
40.5% |
869 |
390 |
44.9% |
| Edinburgh (Currie)
(M) |
3,081 |
1,418 |
46.0% |
3,324 |
1,325 |
39.9% |
6,405 |
2,743 |
42.8% |
| Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
(M) |
3,657 |
1,922 |
52.6% |
3,999 |
1,790 |
44.8% |
7,657 |
3,713 |
48.5% |
| Elgin
(M) |
779 |
395 |
50.7% |
855 |
409 |
47.8% |
1,634 |
804 |
49.2% |
| Forfar (R) |
247 |
149 |
60.3% |
282 |
159 |
56.4% |
529 |
308 |
58.2% |
| Fort William (R) |
164 |
111 |
67.7% |
169 |
108 |
63.9% |
333 |
219 |
65.8% |
| Fraserburgh
(O) |
228 |
142 |
62.3% |
280 |
145 |
51.8% |
508 |
287 |
56.5% |
| Gairloch (R) |
21 |
13 |
61.9% |
12 |
8 |
66.7% |
33 |
21 |
63.6% |
| Galashiels
(M) |
387 |
216 |
55.8% |
411 |
219 |
53.3% |
798 |
435 |
54.5% |
| Girvan (R) |
93 |
61 |
65.6% |
139 |
76 |
54.7% |
232 |
137 |
59.1% |
| Glasgow (Anniesland)
(M) |
3,505 |
1,620 |
46.2% |
3,607 |
1,582 |
43.9% |
7,112 |
3,202 |
45.0% |
| Glasgow (Baillieston)
(M) |
3,069 |
1,475 |
48.1% |
3,233 |
1,326 |
41.0% |
6,302 |
2,801 |
44.4% |
| Glasgow (Shieldhall)
(M) |
2,985 |
1,246 |
41.7% |
3,012 |
1,080 |
35.9% |
5,997 |
2,326 |
38.8% |
| Glasgow (Springburn Park)
(M) |
3,255 |
1,463 |
44.9% |
3,579 |
1,357 |
37.9% |
6,835 |
2,820 |
41.3% |
| Golspie (R) |
26 |
13 |
50.0% |
43 |
19 |
44.2% |
69 |
32 |
46.4% |
| Grangemouth
(M) |
1,608 |
823 |
51.2% |
1,687 |
767 |
45.5% |
3,295 |
1,590 |
48.3% |
| Grantown-On-Spey (R) |
63 |
34 |
54.0% |
88 |
52 |
59.1% |
151 |
86 |
57.0% |
| Greenock
(M) |
1,014 |
493 |
48.6% |
971 |
427 |
44.0% |
1,985 |
920 |
46.3% |
| Haddington
(O) |
527 |
330 |
62.6% |
587 |
321 |
54.7% |
1,114 |
651 |
58.4% |
| Hamilton
(M) |
2,345 |
1,131 |
48.2% |
2,776 |
1,121 |
40.4% |
5,121 |
2,252 |
44.0% |
| Hawick (R) |
108 |
70 |
64.8% |
153 |
68 |
44.4% |
261 |
138 |
52.9% |
| Huntly (R) |
154 |
88 |
57.1% |
169 |
76 |
45.0% |
323 |
164 |
50.8% |
| Inveraray (R) |
30 |
19 |
63.3% |
32 |
15 |
46.9% |
62 |
34 |
54.8% |
| Inverness (Cradlehall Business
Park)
(M) |
1,254 |
652 |
52.0% |
1,174 |
538 |
45.8% |
2,428 |
1,190 |
49.0% |
| Inverurie (R |
346 |
215 |
62.1% |
462 |
261 |
56.5% |
808 |
476 |
58.9% |
| Irvine
(M) |
1,740 |
992 |
57.0% |
1,931 |
925 |
47.9% |
3,671 |
1,917 |
52.2% |
| Islay Island (R) |
25 |
18 |
72.0% |
32 |
19 |
59.4% |
57 |
37 |
64.9% |
| Isle of Mull (R) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
10 |
8 |
80.0% |
| Isle of Skye (Broadford) (R) |
31 |
18 |
58.1% |
26 |
16 |
61.5% |
57 |
34 |
59.6% |
| Isle of Skye (Portree) (R) |
72 |
53 |
73.6% |
61 |
43 |
70.5% |
133 |
96 |
72.2% |
| Kelso (R) |
145 |
102 |
70.3% |
191 |
112 |
58.6% |
336 |
214 |
63.7% |
| Kingussie (R) |
57 |
35 |
61.4% |
34 |
21 |
61.8% |
91 |
56 |
61.5% |
| Kirkcaldy
(M) |
1,814 |
981 |
54.1% |
2,062 |
1,017 |
49.3% |
3,876 |
1,998 |
51.5% |
| Kyle of Lochalsh (R) |
27 |
19 |
70.4% |
28 |
18 |
64.3% |
55 |
37 |
67.3% |
| Lairg (R) |
23 |
15 |
65.2% |
42 |
18 |
42.9% |
65 |
33 |
50.8% |
| Lanark
(O) |
587 |
316 |
53.8% |
852 |
387 |
45.4% |
1,439 |
703 |
48.9% |
| Lerwick (R) |
265 |
163 |
61.5% |
193 |
113 |
58.5% |
458 |
276 |
60.3% |
| Lochgilphead (R) |
73 |
48 |
65.8% |
73 |
49 |
67.1% |
146 |
97 |
66.4% |
| Mallaig (R) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
22 |
15 |
68.2% |
| Montrose (R) |
249 |
150 |
60.2% |
312 |
163 |
52.2% |
561 |
313 |
55.8% |
| Newton Stewart (R) |
113 |
65 |
57.5% |
100 |
52 |
52.0% |
213 |
117 |
54.9% |
| Oban (R) |
172 |
99 |
57.6% |
180 |
101 |
56.1% |
352 |
200 |
56.8% |
| Orkney (R) |
178 |
110 |
61.8% |
195 |
114 |
58.5% |
373 |
224 |
60.1% |
| Paisley
(M) |
2,507 |
1,130 |
45.1% |
2,996 |
1,148 |
38.3% |
5,503 |
2,278 |
41.4% |
| Peebles (R) |
158 |
88 |
55.7% |
181 |
89 |
49.2% |
339 |
177 |
52.2% |
| Perth
(M) |
913 |
454 |
49.7% |
1,003 |
444 |
44.3% |
1,916 |
898 |
46.9% |
| Peterhead
(M) |
580 |
376 |
64.8% |
605 |
320 |
52.9% |
1,185 |
696 |
58.7% |
| Pitlochry (R) |
48 |
34 |
70.8% |
45 |
25 |
55.6% |
93 |
59 |
63.4% |
| Rothesay (R) |
50 |
26 |
52.0% |
60 |
30 |
50.0% |
110 |
56 |
50.9% |
| Rutherglen |
391 |
183 |
46.8% |
643 |
268 |
41.7% |
1,034 |
451 |
43.6% |
| Stirling
(M) |
1,400 |
656 |
46.9% |
1,631 |
633 |
38.8% |
3,031 |
1,289 |
42.5% |
| Stornoway (R) |
181 |
91 |
50.3% |
204 |
98 |
48.0% |
385 |
189 |
49.1% |
| Stranraer (R) |
110 |
59 |
53.6% |
183 |
113 |
61.7% |
293 |
172 |
58.7% |
| Thurso (R) |
101 |
71 |
70.3% |
129 |
64 |
49.6% |
230 |
135 |
58.7% |
| Ullapool (R) |
37 |
26 |
70.3% |
45 |
25 |
55.6% |
82 |
51 |
62.2% |
| Wick
(M) |
104 |
62 |
59.6% |
161 |
65 |
40.4% |
265 |
127 |
47.9% |
| Scotland |
58,412 |
29,647 |
50.8% |
65,074 |
28,785 |
44.2% |
123,529 |
58,463 |
47.3% |
Source: Driving Standards Agency - Not National Statistics
(M) - Main Test Centre
(O) - Outstation
(R) - Remote Driving Test Centre
Note: Centres where only one examiner has conducted tests have been removed from the details, though they have been included in the national totals.
Table 1.15 People who hold a full car driving licence 1 by age
Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland . Latest Scottish estimates are given in table 1.16
although this is based on a different source.
Table 1.16 People who hold a full driving licence 1, 2, 2013
| |
Age group |
All |
Sample size |
| 17-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
80+ |
17 + |
|
|
percentage of the relevant sub-group |
number |
| All people: |
26 |
56 |
74 |
80 |
80 |
74 |
60 |
41 |
68 |
9,838 |
| by sex: |
| Men |
24 |
60 |
78 |
84 |
88 |
86 |
76 |
64 |
76 |
4,405 |
| Women |
29 |
52 |
71 |
76 |
72 |
64 |
48 |
26 |
61 |
5,433 |
| by
annual net household income: |
| up
to £ 10,000 p.a. |
23 |
40 |
45 |
40 |
55 |
62 |
55 |
26 |
47 |
1,316 |
| over
£ 10,000, up to £ 15,000 |
12 |
37 |
48 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
55 |
39 |
52 |
1,852 |
| over
£ 15,000, up to £ 20,000 |
20 |
44 |
56 |
71 |
64 |
72 |
58 |
40 |
58 |
1,516 |
| over
£ 20,000, up to £ 25,000 |
27 |
53 |
68 |
67 |
77 |
77 |
61 |
50 |
65 |
1,170 |
| over
£ 25,000, up to £ 30,000 |
28 |
66 |
79 |
81 |
84 |
83 |
70 |
61 |
75 |
896 |
| over
£ 30,000, up to £ 40,000 |
27 |
71 |
84 |
92 |
88 |
84 |
80 |
76 |
81 |
1,232 |
| over
£40,000 |
40 |
84 |
92 |
95 |
97 |
91 |
76 |
90 |
90 |
1,556 |
| by
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: |
| 1
- Most Deprived |
14 |
30 |
53 |
56 |
53 |
53 |
33 |
14 |
44 |
1,874 |
| 2 |
21 |
55 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
64 |
54 |
26 |
61 |
2,012 |
| 3 |
21 |
64 |
78 |
85 |
85 |
77 |
60 |
43 |
73 |
2,125 |
| 4 |
42 |
69 |
84 |
91 |
90 |
80 |
73 |
58 |
79 |
2,080 |
| 5
- Least Deprived |
25 |
73 |
87 |
94 |
96 |
91 |
82 |
56 |
84 |
1,747 |
| by
urban / rural classification: |
| Large
urban areas |
19 |
53 |
67 |
73 |
74 |
64 |
48 |
31 |
61 |
3,279 |
| Other
urban areas |
16 |
50 |
74 |
79 |
79 |
74 |
58 |
39 |
66 |
2,977 |
| Accessible
small towns |
19 |
70 |
75 |
88 |
82 |
84 |
67 |
37 |
73 |
899 |
| Remote
small towns |
58 |
54 |
83 |
79 |
79 |
72 |
61 |
62 |
71 |
608 |
| Accessible
rural areas |
47 |
74 |
98 |
91 |
93 |
86 |
78 |
58 |
85 |
1,048 |
| Remote
rural areas |
75 |
93 |
90 |
92 |
91 |
90 |
77 |
65 |
87 |
1,027 |
| Sample
size (age group) |
211 |
1,201 |
1,337 |
1,632 |
1,754 |
1,703 |
1,286 |
714 |
9,838 |
|
1. Source: Scottish Household Survey. The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).
The denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.
2. Estimates based on smaller sample sizes may be subject to larger levels of variation and therefore may see relatively large fluctuations over time.
Table 1.17 People who hold a full driving licence 1, 2003-2013
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| All people |
percent of population |
| Age group |
| 17-19 |
28 |
26 |
21 |
30 |
28 |
32 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
28 |
26 |
| 20-29 |
58 |
61 |
60 |
59 |
58 |
56 |
58 |
58 |
54 |
58 |
56 |
| 30-39 |
80 |
79 |
79 |
76 |
78 |
78 |
77 |
76 |
77 |
75 |
74 |
| 40-49 |
81 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
80 |
83 |
80 |
81 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
| 50-59 |
74 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
76 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
| 70-79 |
45 |
48 |
49 |
51 |
55 |
53 |
55 |
54 |
57 |
59 |
60 |
| 80+ |
27 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
35 |
31 |
37 |
37 |
35 |
37 |
41 |
| All aged 17+ |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
| Sample size |
13,850 |
14,660 |
13,970 |
14,075 |
12,152 |
12,267 |
12,447 |
12,361 |
12,801 |
9,828 |
9,838 |
| Men |
| Age group |
| 17-19 |
35 |
31 |
25 |
32 |
27 |
32 |
28 |
28 |
33 |
35 |
24 |
| 20-29 |
64 |
66 |
62 |
61 |
61 |
62 |
61 |
64 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
| 30-39 |
85 |
84 |
84 |
81 |
82 |
81 |
81 |
80 |
81 |
78 |
78 |
| 40-49 |
86 |
85 |
86 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
86 |
86 |
84 |
86 |
84 |
| 50-59 |
85 |
82 |
85 |
85 |
87 |
84 |
85 |
85 |
87 |
85 |
88 |
| 60-69 |
80 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
83 |
84 |
86 |
84 |
86 |
83 |
86 |
| 70-79 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
74 |
79 |
79 |
76 |
| 80+ |
49 |
52 |
47 |
56 |
61 |
55 |
60 |
59 |
60 |
63 |
64 |
| All aged 17+ |
77 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
| Sample size |
5,909 |
6,222 |
5,920 |
6,056 |
5,211 |
5,289 |
5,400 |
5,450 |
5,515 |
4,377 |
4,405 |
| Women |
| Age group |
| 17-19 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
28 |
29 |
33 |
21 |
25 |
17 |
19 |
29 |
| 20-29 |
52 |
56 |
57 |
56 |
54 |
50 |
56 |
51 |
51 |
57 |
52 |
| 30-39 |
75 |
74 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
| 40-49 |
75 |
74 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
78 |
74 |
76 |
77 |
74 |
76 |
| 50-59 |
63 |
67 |
64 |
68 |
66 |
73 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
72 |
| 60-69 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
55 |
57 |
57 |
64 |
62 |
63 |
65 |
64 |
| 70-79 |
28 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
40 |
37 |
38 |
40 |
43 |
43 |
48 |
| 80+ |
16 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
16 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
26 |
| All aged 17+ |
56 |
57 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
62 |
61 |
| Sample size |
7,941 |
8,438 |
8,050 |
8,019 |
6,941 |
6,978 |
7,047 |
6,911 |
7,286 |
5,451 |
5,433 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey.
1. Source: Scottish Household Survey. The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).
The denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.
Table 1.18 Households with the regular use of a car
Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland .
Latest Scottish estimates are given in table 1.19 although this is based on a different source.
Table 1.19 Households with a car available for private use1, 2003-2013 2
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Cars
available for private use: |
percent of households |
| None |
32.7 |
33.7 |
31.7 |
32.0 |
30.3 |
30.2 |
30.7 |
30.3 |
30.1 |
31.0 |
30.2 |
| 1 |
44.5 |
43.0 |
44.5 |
43.6 |
44.3 |
43.9 |
43.7 |
44.0 |
44.5 |
43.0 |
44.0 |
| 2 |
19.8 |
19.9 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
21.4 |
21.8 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
21.0 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
| 3+ |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| 1+ |
67.3 |
66.3 |
68.3 |
68.0 |
69.7 |
69.8 |
69.3 |
69.7 |
69.9 |
69.0 |
69.8 |
| 2+ |
22.8 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
24.4 |
25.3 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
25.4 |
26.0 |
25.8 |
| Sample size |
14,880 |
15,942 |
15,392 |
15,616 |
13,414 |
13,821 |
14,190 |
14,214 |
14,358 |
10,644 |
10,652 |
1. Source : Scottish Household Survey. Vans are not counted in this table.
2. From 2012 Q4 the question was changed to ask about access to cars / vans instead of just cars.
Table 1.20 Households with a car or van available for private use 1, 2013
| |
Number
of cars or vans available for private use |
Sample (=100%) |
|
size |
| None |
1 |
2 |
3 + |
1+ |
2 + |
| |
percent of households |
| All
households: |
30 |
44 |
21 |
5 |
70 |
26 |
10,652 |
| by
household type: |
| Single
adult |
48 |
47 |
4 |
1 |
52 |
5 |
1,858 |
| Small adult |
20 |
44 |
33 |
4 |
80 |
36 |
1,687 |
| Single
parent |
49 |
47 |
4 |
0 |
51 |
5 |
590 |
| Small
family |
12 |
44 |
41 |
2 |
88 |
44 |
1,348 |
| Large
family |
11 |
38 |
39 |
12 |
89 |
51 |
552 |
| Large adult |
13 |
30 |
32 |
24 |
87 |
57 |
820 |
| Older
smaller |
15 |
56 |
26 |
2 |
85 |
29 |
1,767 |
| Single
pensioner |
59 |
39 |
1 |
0 |
41 |
2 |
1,810 |
| by
annual net household income: |
| up
to £10,000 p.a. |
61 |
34 |
4 |
1 |
39 |
5 |
1,381 |
| over
£ 10,000, up to £ 15,000 |
52 |
39 |
7 |
2 |
48 |
9 |
1,955 |
| over
£ 15,000, up to £ 20,000 |
37 |
50 |
10 |
2 |
63 |
12 |
1,622 |
| over
£ 20,000, up to £ 25,000 |
21 |
60 |
15 |
4 |
79 |
19 |
1,250 |
| over
£ 25,000, up to £ 30,000 |
12 |
59 |
24 |
4 |
88 |
29 |
998 |
| over
£ 30,000, up to £ 40,000 |
7 |
47 |
38 |
8 |
93 |
46 |
1,377 |
| over
£40,000 |
3 |
31 |
54 |
12 |
97 |
65 |
1,739 |
| by
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: |
| 1
- Most Deprived |
54 |
36 |
9 |
1 |
46 |
10 |
2,021 |
| 2 |
38 |
46 |
13 |
3 |
62 |
16 |
2,142 |
| 3 |
26 |
47 |
23 |
4 |
74 |
27 |
2,316 |
| 4 |
17 |
45 |
30 |
7 |
83 |
37 |
2,263 |
| 5
- Least Deprived |
14 |
45 |
33 |
8 |
86 |
41 |
1,910 |
| by
urban / rural classification: |
| Large
urban areas |
40 |
42 |
15 |
3 |
60 |
17 |
3,567 |
| Other
urban areas |
29 |
45 |
22 |
4 |
71 |
26 |
3,229 |
| Accessible
small towns |
24 |
47 |
23 |
6 |
76 |
29 |
971 |
| Remote
small towns |
24 |
50 |
21 |
4 |
76 |
25 |
648 |
| Accessible
rural areas |
11 |
44 |
34 |
10 |
89 |
44 |
1,154 |
| Remote
rural areas |
13 |
43 |
35 |
9 |
87 |
44 |
1,083 |
1. Source : Scottish Household Survey.
Table 1.21 Number of blue badges1 on issue, time series and 2014 breakdown
| |
Time series2 (Totals) as at 31st March |
Badges on issue as at 31st March 2014: |
| Council |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Organisat-ions |
Individuals - Automatic 3 |
Individuals - Discretionary 4 |
| Aberdeen City |
8,564 |
8,313 |
8,044 |
8,032 |
7,887 |
5,183 |
69 |
2,627 |
2,487 |
| Aberdeenshire 5 |
9,240 |
15,601 |
16,288 |
13,358 |
12,166 |
8,155 |
83 |
3,263 |
4,809 |
| Angus |
5,738 |
5,991 |
5,969 |
5,581 |
4,892 |
5,451 |
111 |
2,498 |
2,842 |
| Argyll & Bute |
5,013 |
4,828 |
4,438 |
4,314 |
3,867 |
3,433 |
18 |
1,481 |
1,934 |
| Clackmannanshire |
2,430 |
2,439 |
2,511 |
2,518 |
2,377 |
2,572 |
23 |
1,344 |
1,205 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
3,508 |
3,606 |
2,922 |
3,369 |
3,212 |
3,096 |
41 |
1,401 |
1,654 |
| Dundee City |
6,428 |
6,086 |
6,199 |
6,766 |
5,776 |
5,252 |
79 |
2,847 |
2,326 |
| East Ayrshire |
7,141 |
6,976 |
6,819 |
6,787 |
6,098 |
5,735 |
46 |
2,776 |
2,913 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
5,168 |
5,421 |
4,738 |
5,175 |
2,905 |
4,847 |
55 |
2,028 |
2,764 |
| East Lothian |
4,769 |
5,059 |
5,059 |
4,328 |
5,131 |
5,293 |
10 |
2,665 |
2,618 |
| East Renfrewshire |
4,182 |
4,269 |
4,318 |
5,756 |
4,375 |
4,020 |
38 |
1,484 |
2,498 |
| Edinburgh, City of 10 |
20,895 |
22,093 |
22,921 |
23,470 |
17,502 |
16,922 |
290 |
7,036 |
9,596 |
| Eilean Siar |
825 |
813 |
969 |
918 |
961 |
922 |
6 |
454 |
462 |
| Falkirk |
8,583 |
9,156 |
9,821 |
8,108 |
8,256 |
7,332 |
45 |
3,781 |
3,506 |
| Fife |
22,388 |
22,045 |
21,574 |
21,021 |
19,750 |
18,877 |
105 |
9,865 |
8,907 |
| Glasgow, City of 6 |
28,668 |
29,522 |
24,761 |
27,317 |
23,692 |
19,350 |
246 |
11,186 |
7,918 |
| Highland 7 |
11,508 |
11,282 |
7,445 |
12,967 |
9,938 |
10,855 |
122 |
4,301 |
6,432 |
| Inverclyde |
4,851 |
5,123 |
5,312 |
5,183 |
5,099 |
4,955 |
106 |
2,155 |
2,694 |
| Midlothian |
4,642 |
4,677 |
4,654 |
4,673 |
3,164 |
4,716 |
61 |
2,151 |
2,504 |
| Moray |
4,647 |
4,628 |
4,849 |
4,485 |
4,033 |
3,687 |
6 |
1,736 |
1,945 |
| North Ayrshire |
7,818 |
8,263 |
8,531 |
7,379 |
6,040 |
6,157 |
15 |
3,183 |
2,959 |
| North Lanarkshire |
18,878 |
19,804 |
19,019 |
18,013 |
16,957 |
18,352 |
95 |
10,289 |
7,968 |
| Orkney Islands 8 |
1,299 |
1,216 |
1,143 |
1,281 |
1,108 |
1,050 |
22 |
399 |
629 |
| Perth & Kinross |
5,831 |
5,603 |
5,551 |
6,169 |
5,975 |
6,814 |
107 |
2,662 |
4,045 |
| Renfrewshire |
8,036 |
8,761 |
8,569 |
8,358 |
7,873 |
8,326 |
90 |
5,521 |
2,715 |
| Scottish Borders 9 |
… |
… |
… |
6,987 |
6,456 |
5,980 |
71 |
2,572 |
3,337 |
| Shetland Islands |
328 |
340 |
383 |
381 |
800 |
953 |
13 |
380 |
560 |
| South Ayrshire |
5,752 |
5,857 |
5,958 |
6,356 |
5,212 |
5,475 |
60 |
2,497 |
2,918 |
| South Lanarkshire |
17,539 |
18,217 |
19,245 |
15,274 |
15,602 |
15,826 |
86 |
11,295 |
4,445 |
| Stirling |
5,265 |
5,034 |
4,649 |
4,273 |
4,374 |
4,082 |
42 |
1,768 |
2,272 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
4,544 |
4,781 |
4,730 |
4,625 |
4,221 |
4,936 |
66 |
3,007 |
1,863 |
| West Lothian |
9,424 |
9,506 |
9,691 |
9,823 |
9,529 |
9,615 |
153 |
5,760 |
3,702 |
| Total 9 |
253,902 |
265,310 |
257,080 |
263,045 |
245,035 |
228,219 |
2,380 |
116,412 |
109,427 |
Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
1. Blue Badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons were introduced on 1 April 2000.
2. Totals relate to the number of badges on issue as at 31st March that year. Data prior to 2008 not available.
3. The automatic category includes badges issued to individuals in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, a War Pensioners'
Mobility Supplement, a lump sum (tariffs 1-8) of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, or to blind or registered blind people. (Not subject to further assessment.)
4. Badges issued in the discretionary category to people with a substantial permanent or temporary disability who are unable or virtually unable to walk
(Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended).(May be subject to further assessment.)
5. Aberdeenshire introduced an electronic data capture system in 2010; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.
6. Glasgow changed data capture process in 2011; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.
7. Highland Council, in April 2010, introduced a fee for the first time which may have contributed to the decline in number of badges issued.
8. Orkney introduced an electronic system in 2009; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.
9. Scottish Borders data was reviewed in 2012. Data is not available for previous years and is therefore excluded from the totals. Scottish Borders is included in the 2012 totals
10. City of Edinburgh Council advised of error in 2013 total. Revised figure down from 27,309 to17,502
Table 1.22 Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police by type of offence
Discontinuities in the table
2013-14 is the first full reporting year since the establishment of Police Scotland. As a result, data is no longer returned by the eight legacy police force areas and
instead comes from one central unit within Police Scotland, using their new performance management reporting tool. To ensure that the dataset produced from this
new system is consistent with data returned from legacy police forces, an extensive quality assurance exercise has been carried out to closely compare the data
held by the Scottish Government with that extracted from the new force system.
This exercise has identified a number of anomalies affecting comparability of the time series resulting in breaks in the series. Vertical lines between figures
represent these breaks and comparisons should not be directly made between the two series. The Scottish Government is investigating these issues further and
seeking a resolution. Should this be possible, the web tables on the Transport Scotland website will be updated with revised figures for the table below. Further
information about these discontinuities can be found in the Scottish Government Official Statistics publication: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2013-14
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/11/6350.
Table 1.22 Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police by type of offence
| Type of
offence |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
| Serious Driving Offences |
| Dangerous driving |
3,002 |
2,873 |
3,044 |
2,898 |
2,780 |
2,567 |
2,387 |
2,422 |
2,476 |
2,957 |
| Careless driving |
10,060 |
10,083 |
10,557 |
10,066 |
8,739 |
8,506 |
7,452 |
7,431 |
8,054 |
8,567 |
| Drunk Driving of which: |
11,061 |
11,257 |
11,704 |
10,697 |
9,800 |
8,504 |
7,563 |
7,445 |
6,433 |
6,079 |
| Driving
while unfit through drink/drugs |
769 |
809 |
761 |
651 |
547 |
488 |
502 |
584 |
459 |
490 |
| In
charge while unfit through drink/drugs |
17 |
102 |
111 |
107 |
88 |
78 |
59 |
63 |
52 |
92 |
| Driving
with excess blood alcohol |
7,465 |
7,337 |
7,652 |
7,177 |
6,774 |
5,840 |
4,979 |
4,889 |
4,223 |
3,819 |
| In
charge with excess blood alcohol |
548 |
693 |
754 |
640 |
566 |
471 |
484 |
433 |
445 |
419 |
| Failing
to provide breath specimen at the roadside |
941 |
946 |
1,041 |
931 |
779 |
643 |
633 |
577 |
495 |
517 |
| Failing
to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station |
1,321 |
1,370 |
1,385 |
1,191 |
1,046 |
984 |
906 |
899 |
759 |
742 |
| Failing to stop after
accident |
8,382 |
8,244 |
7,225 |
6,769 |
6,881 |
6,552 |
6,586 |
5,955 |
6,804 |
5,921 |
| Driving while disqualified |
4,002 |
3,853 |
3,676 |
3,075 |
2,659 |
2,048 |
1,640 |
1,466 |
1,311 |
1,208 |
| Speeding Offences |
| Speeding in restricted areas |
123,926 |
93,495 |
70,758 |
65,420 |
52,146 |
50,788 |
50,890 |
53,068 |
62,188 |
38,400 |
| Other speeding offences 2,3 |
86,642 |
74,749 |
93,068 |
72,956 |
65,984 |
63,438 |
63,948 |
73,078 |
62,079 |
44,350 |
| Signal and Direction Offences |
| Traffic direction offences |
24,399 |
24,396 |
22,911 |
24,477 |
26,995 |
31,281 |
34,195 |
31,786 |
34,404 |
26,539 |
| Pedestrian crossing offences |
5,542 |
4,511 |
3,767 |
3,120 |
3,499 |
4,137 |
3,944 |
4,317 |
4,537 |
3,776 |
| Lighting, Construction &
Use Offences |
| Lighting offences 2 |
11,884 |
9,876 |
8,134 |
9,009 |
11,638 |
12,791 |
8,910 |
10,120 |
10,934 |
9,284 |
| Construction & use
regulations 2 |
15,138 |
14,056 |
13,036 |
13,319 |
13,642 |
13,452 |
12,271 |
12,681 |
11,884 |
11,639 |
| Documentation Offences |
| Vehicle excise licence
offences |
18,050 |
17,966 |
17,699 |
17,954 |
15,654 |
14,688 |
11,673 |
12,710 |
11,812 |
6,601 |
| No test certificate 2 |
9,668 |
9,007 |
8,399 |
10,264 |
11,640 |
11,836 |
10,788 |
11,650 |
12,380 |
18,546 |
| Driving licence offences 2 |
15,940 |
15,288 |
14,232 |
12,205 |
10,895 |
9,051 |
7,424 |
7,264 |
7,474 |
9,492 |
| Third party insurance
offences 2 |
25,202 |
25,140 |
25,228 |
24,093 |
23,171 |
20,610 |
17,860 |
17,407 |
17,228 |
18,998 |
| Registration/identification
offences |
3,814 |
3,866 |
3,824 |
6,064 |
5,222 |
5,397 |
4,520 |
3,879 |
3,375 |
2,934 |
| Other Offences |
| Failure to provide
information to identify driver 2 |
656 |
728 |
852 |
1,088 |
1,082 |
1,069 |
1,206 |
1,230 |
971 |
1,528 |
| Tachograph etc offences |
2,405 |
1,894 |
2,603 |
3,954 |
5,440 |
3,779 |
2,437 |
1,972 |
2,025 |
1,635 |
| Seat belt offences 2 |
29,653 |
27,308 |
28,859 |
26,917 |
26,225 |
29,324 |
29,171 |
31,505 |
33,047 |
37,880 |
| Mobile phone offences |
10,328 |
15,981 |
18,876 |
18,218 |
23,957 |
26,146 |
27,736 |
29,110 |
30,875 |
35,764 |
| Parking offences |
485 |
389 |
382 |
328 |
298 |
332 |
171 |
177 |
158 |
143 |
| Other offences |
3,997 |
5,407 |
4,260 |
3,024 |
2,651 |
2,787 |
2,403 |
2,528 |
2048 |
1,850 |
| Total offences 1 |
424,236 |
380,367 |
373,094 |
345,915 |
330,998 |
329,083 |
315,175 |
329,201 |
332,497 |
294,091 |
Source: Recorded Crime, Scottish Government
Notes:
1. The full time series is no longer comparable, the vertical lines in the table represents the break in the series. Direct comparison between the period on either side of the break in the series
should not be made. Further information can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRecordedCrime/TechnicalReport
2 A number of historic figures in these categories have been revised as a result of the quality assurance process noted above and will not match the figures presented in earlier editions of STS,
further information can be found at the link in note 1.
3. Includes motorway and clearway offences, which previously appeared as a separate category under Other offences.
Table 1.23 Households with a car or van available for private use by gender, 2011
|
|
Total Number |
|
None |
1 |
2+ |
(=100%) |
|
percent of people in households |
|
| All people in households: |
23 |
40 |
37 |
5,196,386 |
| Men |
20 |
40 |
39 |
2,521,307 |
| Women |
25 |
40 |
35 |
2,675,079 |
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
Table 1.24 Households with a car or van available for private use, 2011
| |
None |
1 |
2+ |
Total Number (=100%) |
|
percent of people in households |
| All households: |
31 |
42 |
27 |
2,372,777 |
| by selected household type: |
| Single adult (aged under 65) |
48 |
48 |
4 |
511,447 |
| Married or cohabiting family with
dependent children |
8 |
36 |
56 |
409,369 |
| Married or cohabiting family with no
children |
11 |
44 |
44 |
413,022 |
| Single parent |
43 |
45 |
12 |
263,360 |
| All students |
63 |
27 |
10 |
20,928 |
| Single pensioner |
64 |
35 |
1 |
311,867 |
| by tenure: |
| Owned outright |
8 |
38 |
54 |
652,675 |
| Owned with a mortgage or loan |
6 |
38 |
56 |
1,585,110 |
| Social rented (council) |
49 |
38 |
13 |
372,920 |
| Social rented (other) |
53 |
37 |
10 |
317,812 |
| Private rented (private landlord or
letting agency) |
41 |
40 |
18 |
421,264 |
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
Table 1.25 Households with a car or van available for private use by disability and ethnicity, 2011
| |
None |
1 |
2+ |
Total Number (=100%) |
|
percent of people in households |
|
| All people in households: |
23 |
40 |
37 |
5,196,386 |
| by disability: |
| Day-to-day activites limited a lot |
46 |
40 |
14 |
472,795 |
| Day-to-day activites limited a little |
34 |
42 |
23 |
523,272 |
| Day-to-day activites not limited |
19 |
40 |
42 |
4,200,319 |
| by ethnicity: |
| White: Total |
22 |
40 |
38 |
4,995,665 |
| White: Scottish |
22 |
40 |
38 |
4,382,131 |
| White: Other British |
16 |
41 |
43 |
403,604 |
| White: Irish |
27 |
40 |
33 |
52,086 |
| White: Gypsy/Traveller |
35 |
41 |
24 |
4,029 |
| White: Polish |
31 |
52 |
17 |
60,324 |
| White: Other White |
32 |
42 |
26 |
93,491 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups |
26 |
42 |
32 |
19,068 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Total |
27 |
38 |
35 |
133,506 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British |
16 |
36 |
48 |
48,968 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British |
29 |
38 |
33 |
31,442 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British |
32 |
41 |
27 |
3,710 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British |
36 |
36 |
28 |
29,596 |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British:
Other Asian |
36 |
44 |
19 |
19,790 |
| African |
51 |
36 |
13 |
28,170 |
| Caribbean or Black |
39 |
39 |
22 |
6,279 |
| Other ethnic groups: Total |
34 |
43 |
23 |
13,698 |
| Other ethnic groups: Arab, Arab Scottish
or Arab British |
36 |
42 |
21 |
8,959 |
| Other ethnic groups: Other Ethnic Group |
31 |
43 |
25 |
4,739 |
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland