Nearly 7m. Vehicles on the Roads

3rd May 1957, Page 77

3rd May 1957

Page 77

Page 77, 3rd May 1957 — Nearly 7m. Vehicles on the Roads

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T'HE number of licensed mechanically propelled vehicles at September 30, 1956, was 6,919,571. Of these, 101,426 were hackney vehicles (not over eight seats, 20,547; over eight seats, 13,356 petrol, 61,904 oil, 3,576 electric; trams, 2,043).

Goods vehicles totalled 1,173,311, of which 469,754 weighed up to 1 ton, analysed thus: petrol, 455,687; oil, 1,075; electric, 12,992. There were 224,642 vehicles weighing from 1-2 tons, as follows: petrol, 211,018; oil, 5,979; electric, 7,645. The 339,143 vehicles of 2-3 tons consisted of 287,687 petrol. 50,857. oil, and 599 electric.

There were 139,772 vehicles weighing over 3 tons, comprising 55,448 petrol, 83,949 oil, and 375 electric. Showmen's and general haulage tractors aggregated 5,620, and agricultural tractors (f.2 licence class) 379,204. Exempt vehicles (ambulances, fire appliances, etc.) numbered 45,894.

The total of private cars was 3,887,906, of which 1,618,374 were registered for the first time before January 1, 1947. The figure of 1,326,210 for motor cycles given by the Ministry of Transport last week includes tricycles under 8 cwt. and pedestrian-controlled vehicles. These statistics do not include Service or Crown vehicles. •