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Vehicle Statistics
The following information is derived from published data on vehicle registration and road transport fuel consumption across the UK.
Vehicle Registrations (Q2 2024): Department for Transport
- By the end of Q2 2024 there were a total of 309,600 registered vehicles in County Durham, up 18% from 2009. Across England the number of registered vehicles increased by 19%,
- Nearly half of these registered vehicles were diesel cars of vans (47%),
- The number of registered Ultra-low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) in the county is low at around 6,200, representing just 2% of all registrations in County Durham. Across England this proportion is 4.8% of all registrations.
Road Transport Fuel Consumption (2022): Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS – 2022)
- 32.5% of fuel consumption in County Durham is by petrol cars with diesel cars accounting for 26.3% of all fuel consumption in 2021. Across the North East these figures are 37% and 27.6% respectively, (England: 34.2% and 26% respectively),
- HGV’s accounted for 16.7% of fuel consumption compared to 12.8% across the North East in 2021 and 18.8% across England,
- Busses account for 3.8% of fuel consumed in County Durham compared to 3.9% across the North East and 2.2% across England.
Vehicle Registrations/Road Transport Fuel Consumption – Summary