Heavy and light goods vehicle registrations in Great Britain 2021

In 2021, approximately 39,000 vehicles were registered in Great Britain, and heavy and light goods vehicles accounted for 12 percent of total registrations. In detail, the number of LGVs grew from 2.9 million in 2005 to more than 4.4 million in 2021. In the same period, the number of HGVs decreased slightly from 508,000 to just under 505,000.

Number of heavy goods and light goods vehicles registered in Great Britain between 2005 and 2021 (in 1,000 units)*

Characteristic	LGVs	HGVs
2021	4,406.1	504.6
2020	4,220.4	485.9
2019	4,123.2	501.5
2018	4,009.9	500.3
2017	3,898.1	499.4
2016	3,782	493.6
2015	3,633.6	483.4
2014	3,471.3	473.9
2013	3,353.9	468.9
2012	3,280.6	460.6
2011	3,248.3	465.5
2010	3,207.8	470.1
2009	3,184.5	477.8
2008	3,191.4	495.9
2007	3,148.9	510.8
2006	3,023.1	508.3
2005	2,943.4	508.2

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2005 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* These figures represent the total number of vehicles registered in the country at the end of each period rather than number of new registrations.
Please choose the report df_veh0120_UK on the provided link to look at the original data.
Figures have been rounded.

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