Accredited official statistics: Vehicle licensing statistics: April to June 2024

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Comparing 2024 Quarter 2 (April to June) with 2023 Quarter 2 (April to June), in the UK there were:

• 625,000 vehicles registered for the first time, an increase of 2%
• 88,000 vehicles registered for the first time that were zero emission, an increase of 6%

At the end of June 2024, compared to June 2023, in the UK, there were:

• 41.7 million licensed vehicles
• 1,183,000 licensed zero emission vehicles

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