In 2022, approximately 39,000 vehicles were registered in Great Britain, and heavy and light goods vehicles accounted for around 12 percent of total registrations. In detail, the number of LGVs grew from 2.9 million in 2005 to more than 4.5 million in 2022. In the same period, the number of HGVs increased slightly from 508,000 to just under 512,000.
Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)*
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GOV.UK. (September 21, 2022). Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)*." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2022). Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Number of Heavy Goods and Light Goods Vehicles Registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 Units)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2022 (in 1,000 units)* [Graph], GOV.UK, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312627/heavy-and-light-goods-vehicle-registrations-in-united-kingdom/