The variety of automobiles on our roads reached a document 41.4 million in 2023, in response to the most recent SMMT figures.
The brand new Motorparc information printed by the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants revealed that automobile possession was up 1.6% to 35,694,845.
There have been additionally document numbers of business automobiles, with 625,873 heavy items automobiles (HGVs) and 5,012,632 vans in operation, up by 1.7% and a couple of.6% respectively.
Regardless of the rise, common automobile CO2 dropped 2.1%. In truth, one in 40 of all automobiles on UK roads is now zero emission, together with 960,896 vehicles, 61,161 vans, 2,383 HGVs and 1,922 buses.
Nearly half one million new battery electrical (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) automobiles have been registered throughout 2023.
BEV van volumes rose by 43.5% on 2022 to 61,161, that means 1.2% of vans on UK roads is now zero emission, whereas electrical HGVs rose 146.4% in 2023.
Elsewhere within the SMMT information, the 5 hottest vehicles on UK roads in 2023 have been the Ford Fiesta (1,487,925), Vauxhall Corsa (1,050,579), Ford Focus (1,049,818), Volkswagen Golf (1,004,152) and Vauxhall Astra (715,647 ).
Persevering with their domination, superminis stay the preferred automobile kind on roads, with one in three drivers selecting these extra compact automobiles to get round.
And even though the UK is the fifth rainiest nation in Europe, convertibles account for nearly one in 35 vehicles on the highway, with 1,022,849 in use.
