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10th November 1994

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• The number of large goods vehicles in Britain shrunk by 1% in 1993 to 410,000, down 68,000 on its 1989 peak, a new report reveals.

Rigid trucks outnumbered artics 313,000 rigids to 98,000 artics. Two-axle remains the most common configuration as rigids or tractor units.

Most goods vehicles are in the South-east (more than 100,000) with the next largest concentrations in the West Midlands and the North-west.

C The Transport Statistics Report—Vehicle Licensing Statistics 1993, published by the Department of Transport: £11.40 from HMSO (ISBN 011 551 6.557).

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