Large Goods Vehicles: Alternative Fuels

(asked on 14th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of road haulage vehicles using fuels other than petrol or diesel.


Answered by
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John Hayes
This question was answered on 22nd March 2017

The numbers of goods vehicles licensed for use on UK roads, using petrol, diesel and other fuels as at 30 September 2016 are shown in the table below.

Goods vehicles licensed for use on UK roads, as at 30 September 2016

Reported propulsion type

Vehicle body type

Petrol

Diesel

Other

Total

Heavy Goods Vehicles

2,124

514,897

868

517,889

Light Goods Vehicles

137,535

3,741,887

14,185

3,893,607

Notes

DfT statistics based on DVLA registration data

Figures are for all licensed vehicles with a 'goods' body type

Heavy goods = gross weight over 3.5 tonnes

Vehicles converted from petrol or diesel may be under-recorded

Other propulsion types include hybrids, electric, gas, dual fuels etc.

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