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.
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.