1. Developments in Vehicle Licensing Statistics By Gregg Patrick Transport Section CSO 1

2. Objective Promote Vehicle Licensing Statistics on CSO Database Direct  Show range of data available  Examples of extracted data  1954 to 2008 series  Private Cars Jan 2008 to Sep 2009  How to use Database Direct 2

3. Definition ‘Vehicles Licensed for the First Time’ means......  Irish Vehicles Licensed to drive on public roads for the first time (i.e. first issue of a motor tax disk)  Not the same as Vehicle Registration (but clearly related)  Not the same as Vehicle Sales (but very strong correlation) 3

4. Data Availability (Monthly and Annual Series) Vehicle Types  Private Cars  Goods Vehicles  Tractors  Motor Cycles  Exempt Vehicles  Other Vehicles Characteristics  New or Used  Licensing Authority  Make  Fuel Type  Engine Capacity  Emission Band  Unladen Weight 4

5. Statistics 1: New Vehicles Licensed for the First Time by Taxation Class 1954 (Total=37,970) 2008 (Total=194,817) 5

6. Statistics 2: New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time by Make 1954 (Total=20,843) 2008 (Total=146,470) 6

7. Statistics 3: New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time, 1954-2008 7

8. Statistics 4: New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time by Engine Capacity, 1988- 2008 8

9. Statistics 5: Private Cars Licensed for the First Time, Jan 2008 – Sep 2009 9

10. Statistics 6: Seasonality of New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time, 2000- 2009 10

11. Statistics 7: Emission band breakdown of New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time, 2007-2009 11

12. Statistics 8: Fuel Breakdown of New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time, Jan 2008 – Sep 2009 12

13. Statistics 9: Breakdown of New Private Cars by Engine Capacity, Jan 2008 – Sep 2009 13

14. Statistics 10: New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time in the January-September period, 2007-2009 14

15. Statistics 11: New Private Cars Licensed for the First Time in the January-September period, 1980-2009 15

16. Accessing the Data 1.www.cso.iewww.cso.ie 2.Database Direct 3.CSO Main Data Dissemination Service 4.Drill down to table 5.Select variables AutoScreenRecorder_03 Nov. 10 12.33.avi 16

17. For further information... Contact Details Gregg Patrick Transport Section CSO Tel: 021 453 5202 email: gregg.patrick@cso.ie 17