Chapter 01 - Road Transport Vehicles

Chapter 01 - Road Transport Vehicles

1. Introduction

This chapter provides information about the numbers of road transport vehicles, such as new registrations, numbers licensed by taxation group and council area, ages, cylinder sizes, methods of propulsion, gross weights of Heavy Goods Vehicles, seating capacity of public transport vehicles, licensing figures for taxi and private hire cars and their drivers and numbers of wheelchair accessible taxis.

It also provides statistics of the most popular cars, results of the road vehicle testing scheme (MOT), driving tests, driving licence holders, households with the regular use of a car (from the Scottish Household Survey), the number of Blue Badges issued and information about motor vehicle offences recorded by the Police.

Key Points
  • There were 3.04 million vehicles licensed for use on the roads in Scotland in 2020 (the highest number on record), of which 83 per cent were cars.
  • Over three quarters (76%) of the adult population (17+) held a full driving licence in 2020.
  • Eighty one per cent of households had access to one or more cars or vans in 2020; over one third (36%) of households had access to two or more cars or vans.

2. Main Points

Vehicles Licensed

2.1 The total number of new motor vehicles registrations in 2020 was around 160,926, 27% less than in 2019 and 23% less than 2010. (Table 1.1) During the UK lockdown (which applied from 23 March 2020), vehicle dealerships and showrooms were required to close, removing the main method by which new vehicles are sold in Scotland. This was lifted in Scotland on the 29th June. However local restrictions may have applied at later points in the year.

2.2 New registrations of cars in 2019 accounted for around 127,739 of these, around 50,000 (28%) less than in 2019, and 49,000 28%) less than 2010. Of all new registered vehicles in 2020, 90,000 (56%) were petrol-propelled, and 47,000 (29%) were diesel-propelled. The remaining new vehicles registered in 2020 were mostly electric or hybrid-electric vehicles, both these groups have seen steady increases in new registrations in recent years. In the last 10 years, only 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 saw more new diesel vehicles registered than petrol vehicles. More detailed data on vehicles registered in 2020 by body type and propulsion is included in Chapter 13. (Table 1.1)

2.3 The total number of vehicles licensed was 3.04 million in 2020, slightly higher than 2019 and 13% higher than in 2010. The number of private and light goods vehicles in 2020 was 2.7 million, slightly less than 2019 and 15% higher than 2010. (Table 1.2)

2.4 Glasgow had the largest number of vehicles licensed as at the end of 2020 (238,001), followed by Fife (213,972) and Edinburgh (202,319) - based on the postcode of the registered keeper. Per head of population (aged 17+), Dundee had the third lowest figure behind Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee had 438 vehicles for every 1,000 people aged 17+, Glasgow was lowest at 374. Vehicle ownership per head was much higher in rural areas – Renfrewshire had 796 vehicles per 1,000 people aged 17+ , Orkney had 774 and Stirling had 758, the three areas in Scotland with the highest vehicle ownership by population. The Scotland average was 654 per thousand. The pattern for car registrations was similar with Glasgow lowest, but Renfrewshire had the highest figure per thousand population at 687, followed by Stirling at 620. The effect of the registration of company car fleets can be seen: Renfrewshire accounted for 26 per cent (43,876) of all the company cars registered in Scotland, compared to 5 per cent of all cars. (Table 1.3)

2.5 Excluding Edinburgh and Angus, there were 7,745 taxis and 10,566 private hire cars licensed in Scotland based on figures provided by Scottish local licensing authorities during October-November 2021. The figures show that of the 7,745 licensed taxis, 3,288 (42%) are wheelchair accessible. The proportion of wheelchair accessible vehicles varies across different authority areas. (Table 1.4)

2.6 The average age of private and light goods vehicles in 2020 was 7.6 years, slightly higher than last year, and continuing a trend of increasing average age since 2007. The average age of private and light goods vehicles continued to be lower in Scotland than for Great Britain as a whole. In 2020 the average age of these vehicles in Great Britain was 8.3 years. (Table 1.6)

2.7 There were 5,592 licensed operators of heavy goods vehicles in Scotland in December 2021 and 699 public service vehicle licence holders. Most HGV operators had few (if any) vehicles specified on the licence: 3,599 had 0-2 vehicles, 940 had 3-5 vehicles and 484 had 6-10 vehicles. Only 73 operators had between 51 and 100 vehicles specified on the licence as at December 2021. (Table 1.10)

2.8 The most popular new car sold in Scotland in 2020 was the Vauxhall Corsa with a market share of 4.1%. The top 5 most popular models had a total market share of 14% and the top 10, 23%. (Table 1.11)

MOTs and Driving Tests

2.9 In 2020/21, about 33% of cars tested in the road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) were unsatisfactory, as were 13% of motor cycles. About 13% of cars tested had unsatisfactory suspension, 12% had unsatisfactory brakes and 11% had unsatisfactory lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (a vehicle with more than one type of fault is counted against each of them). Seven per cent of motorcycles tested had unsatisfactory lamps and reflectors, 3% had unsatisfactory brakes and 2.4% had unsatisfactory structure and attachments. (Table 1.12)

2.10 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there were only 31,592 driving licence practical tests conducted in 2020 compared to 123,000 in 2019. The pass rate was 5% higher at 53%. The test centre at the Fraserburgh had the highest pass rate (83%), though only 114 tests were conducted However, Fraserburgh also had the highest pass rate for centres where at least 100 tests were conducted (83%), while the lowest was at East Kilbride (39%). (Tables 1.13 & 1.14)

2.11 The Scottish Household Survey results for 2020 showed that 76% of adults over the age of 17 held a full driving license. Although men were more likely to hold a full driving licence than women in all age groups except 50-59, the difference between the proportions increased with age. For the 50-59 age group in 2020, the difference was 2 percentage points more for women. For 70-79 year olds there was a difference of 36 percentage points (men: 93%, women: 57%), and 22 percentage points for those aged 80+ (men: 74%; women: 52%). (Tables 1.16 and 1.17)

2.12 SHS results also showed that the percentage of people holding a full driving licence tended to increase with household income. In 2020, 91% of adults aged 17+ living in households which had an annual net income of over £50,000 held a full driving licence. In contrast, only 57% of adults who lived in households with an annual net income of up to £10,000 held a full driving licence.

2.13 License possession was also more likely in rural areas. In 2020, 70% of adults aged 17+ living in large urban areas held a full driving licence compared with 87% of those living in 'Remote Rural' areas (the Scottish Government urban/rural classification system used in the Survey is described in the road transport vehicles section of the user guide). (Table 1.16)

Car Availability

2.14 The Scottish Household Survey shows that 81 per cent of households had access to one or more cars in 2020. Over a third (36%) of households had access to two or more cars. (Table 1.19) These estimates were similar toresults from the Scotland Census 2011, which suggested that 69% of households have access to one or more cars, with 27% having two or more cars. The Census also showed that slightly fewer men (21 per cent) than women (26 per cent) aged 16 and over lived in households with no cars or vans available. (Table 1.23)

2.15 The Scottish Household Survey also shows how the percentage of households with a car available for private use varies between different household types, income bands and type of area. In 2020, family (small or large) and large adult households were most likely to have access to at least one car (large family: 97%, small family: 95%, large adult: 95%). (note definitions of family types are included in the road transport vehicles section of the user guide) Least likely to have access to a car were single adult households (55%). The SHS also showed that 42% of large adult and 18% of large family households had 3 or more cars available for private use in 2020. (Table 1.20) The 2011 Census showed that married or cohabiting families with dependent children were most likely to have access to a car, at 92%, and single pensioner households were the least likely, at 36%. (Table 1.24)

2.16 Only 50% of households whose net annual income was up to £10,000 had one or more cars available for private use, compared with at least 88% of households whose annual net income were above £25,000. Seventy two per cent of households in large urban areas had cars, compared with 91-96% of those in rural areas. (Table 1.20)

2.17 The car ownership statistics from the SHS can be supplemented with information on equalities from the 2011 Census. This shows that the proportion of households with no car or van available was generally higher for those where the Household Reference Person (HRP) was from a minority ethnic group; within this group it was highest for households where the HRP was from the 'African' (60 per cent) or 'Caribbean or Black' (49 per cent) ethnic groups. Additionally, of the 473,000 people in households who had a long-term health problem or disability that limited their day-to-day activities a lot, 46 per cent lived in households with no cars or vans available. The corresponding proportion was 34 per cent for the 523,000 people whose day-day activities were limited a little and 19 per cent for the 4.2 million people who had no limiting long-term health problem. (Table 1.25)

2.18 There were 230,644 Blue Badges on issue in Scotland at the end of March 2021. 115,370 were issued to recipients of allowances or grants which provide an automatic entitlement to a Blue Badge, 113,064 were issued on a discretionary basis to other people with a permanent or substantial disability, and 2,210 were issued to institutions. (Table 1.21)

Motor Vehicle Offences

2.19 The numbers of motor vehicle offences recorded by the police include offences in respect of which either the police or the procurator fiscal made a conditional offer of a fixed penalty (mainly moving vehicle offences). They do not include stationary vehicle offences which are dealt with by the police or traffic wardens by means of fixed penalty notices (mainly parking offences).

2.20 Following the establishment of Police Scotland, data for 2013-14 onwards are returned from one central unit within Police Scotland using their management information system. Prior to 2013-14, data were returned by the eight legacy police force areas. An extensive quality assurance exercise was carried out by the Scottish Government to ensure that the dataset produced from the new system is consistent with data returned from the legacy police forces.

2.21 This exercise identified a number of anomalies affecting comparability of the time series resulting in breaks in the series. Further information about these discontinuities can be found in the Technical report, entitled Recorded Crime: Comparability of Police Scotland and Legacy Force Data, available from Technical Report on the Comparability of Recorded Crime Data (webarchive.org.uk).

2.22 The total number of motor vehicle offences recorded in 2020-21 was 116,054 (Table 1.22).

2.23 This year is the first full year to include the two new offences: driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with concentration of a specified controlled drug above a specified limit. These were introduced due to changes to the Road Traffic Act 1988 which came into force on 21st October 2019. 2,491 of these new offences were recorded in 2020-21. While offences of driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while impaired through alcohol or drugs already existed, evidence of impaired driving is not required for the new offences. This may have resulted in additional offences being recorded in relation to drug driving.

2.24 The total number of motor vehicle offences recorded decreased by 5% between 2019-20 and 2020-21; changes in these figures may arise because of changes in the level of enforcement or police deployment. It should also be noted that the nationwide lockdowns and other measures put in place to limit social contact during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are very likely to have had a significant impact on the type and volume of offences recorded in the 2020-21 figures. However, some caution is advised before necessarily attributing all of the changes to this situation. The largest decreases were for other speeding offences (21% decrease from 18,784 to 14,900, failing to stop after an accident offences (22% decrease from 15,503 to 12,015) and no test certificate offences (14% decrease from 14,987 to 12,910). The largest increases were for Third party insurance offences (30% increase from 15,276 to 19,818) and Driving license offences (31% increase from 5,718 to 7,467 (Table 1.22).

Notes

note 1

Break in series from 1995 onwards due to changes in taxation classes.

note 2

Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group (part of other vehicles in 2002 and earlier years) are part of Crown and Exempt from 2003 onwards

note 3

In 2004 DfT revised the figures for the light goods and goods body types back to 2001. DfT does not have the underlying data to revise earlier years' figures.

note 4

Gas Diesel and Steam.

note 5

DfT have revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/ file/763837/vehicle-licensing-statistics-notes-definitions.pdf

note 6

Includes all two wheeled motor vehicles

note 7

Excludes heavy goods vehicles that are exempt from tax.

note 8

Vehicles in the Special Concessionary Group are now part of Crown and Exempt taxation group.

note 9

Formerly Western Isles

note 10

Separate figures for taxi and private hire licences are not available.

note 11

Average age is calculated using date of first registration rather than date of manufacture.

note 12

Estimates include only those vehicles with more than 8 seats.

note 13

Figures fewer than 50

note 14

In 2010 DfT revised stock figures from 2006 to 2009 - see https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/ file/763837/vehicle-licensing-statistics-notes-definitions.pdf

note 15

Mainly heavy goods vehicles but includes vehicles which are licensed as HGVs but do not have a goods body type.

note 16

As at December 2020

note 17

Figures relate to cars sold by members of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd to customers resident in Scotland. Figures differ from the numbers of new registrations of cars in Table 1.1, as the latter may include cars purchased elsewhere.

note 18

Vehicle numbers are for valid, and completed normal tests only. Retests are excluded.

note 19

Cars, vans and passenger vehicles with up to 12 seats.

note 20

PRS = Pass with Rectification at Station

note 21

Initial Failure Rate = (PRS + Failures) / Total Tests

note 22

Final Failure Rate = Failures / Total Tests

note 23

Reason for Rejection

note 24

Over 3,000kg and up to and including 3,500kg.

note 25

There was a significant change in regulations for the MOT scheme on 20th May 2018. Whilst the basic failure rates can be directly compared, with a recognition of the changes, the defect categories were totally changed, and there is no direct comparison. In addition, new 'Deficiency Categories' were introduced. Dangerous for the most serious issues, and Major for other failure items. Figures are provided here with the new Deficiency Categories.

note 26

For the Financial Year 2019/20, there was a drop in testing volumes in the last two weeks of March 2020 as Covid restrictions started to emerge. The six month extension of expiry dates began on 31st March, and ended 31st July. Despite this, overall figures for 2020/21 are not substantially different to the previous year.

note 27

Figures relate to the financial year which commences in the specified calendar year.

note 28

The practical test figures are provisional.

note 29

The vehicle licence figure does not include refunds issued. DVLA are currently investigating the financial accuracy of these figures and an update for vehicle licences is not available at the moment.

note 30

These figures are for car licence tests only.

note 31

Main Test Centre

note 32

Outstation

note 33

Remote Driving Test Centre

note 34

Taking Testing to the Customer site

note 35

Test centre is now closed

note 36

Note: Centres where only one examiner has conducted tests have been removed from the details, though they have been included in the national totals.

note 37

Percentages based on a denominator of 50 respondents or fewer are not shown. Denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.

note 38

Estimates based on smaller sample sizes may be subject to larger levels of variation and therefore may see relatively large fluctuations over time

note 39

Percentage includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held

note 40

The denominator includes people for whom it was not known, or not recorded, what type of driving licence (if any) was held.

note 41

For some age groups the sample sizes are relatively small and so estimates can be subject to greater fluctuations over time.

note 42

From 2012 Quarter 4 the question was amended to ask about access to cars / vans instead of just vans.

note 43

Blue Badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons were introduced on 1 April 2000.

note 44

Totals relate to the number of badges on issue as at 31st March that year. Data prior to 2008 not available.

note 45

The automatic category includes badges issued to individuals in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, certain levels of Personal Independence Payment, a War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement, a lump sum (tariffs 1-8) of blind people. (Not subject to further assessment.) the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, or to blind or registered blind people. (Not subject to further assessment.)

note 46

Badges issued in the discretionary category to people with a substantial permanent or temporary disability who are unable or virtually unable to walk or pose a risk to themselvesor others in traffic or who have difficulty using parking meters (Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended). (May be subject to further assessment.)

note 47

Aberdeenshire introduced an electronic data capture system in 2010; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.

note 48

Glasgow changed data capture process in 2011; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.

note 49

Highland Council, in April 2010, introduced a fee for the first time which may have contributed to the decline in number of badges issued.

note 50

Orkney introduced an electronic system in 2009; therefore figures may not be comparable with previous years.

note 51

Scottish Borders data was reviewed in 2012. Data is not available for previous years and is therefore excluded from the totals. Scottish Borders is included in the 2012 totals

note 52

City of Edinburgh Council advised of error in 2013 total. Revised figure down from 27,309 to17,502

note 53

The 2020 figures include cancelled and replaced badges as we now have the timestamps for those elements. This takes into account badges that may have been cancelled or replaced after March 2020.

note 54

Discontinuities in the table - 2013-14 is the first full reporting year since the establishment of Police Scotland. As a result, data is no longer returned by the eight legacy police force areas and instead comes from one central unit within Police Scotland, using their new performance management reporting tool. To ensure that the dataset produced from this new system is consistent with data returned from legacy police forces, an extensive quality assurance exercise has been carried out to closely compare the data held by the Scottish Government with that extracted from the new force system. This exercise has identified a number of anomalies affecting comparability of the time series resulting in breaks in the series. Vertical lines between figures represent these breaks and comparisons should not be directly made between the two series. The Scottish Government is investigating these issues further and seeking a resolution. Should this be possible, the web tables on the Transport Scotland website will be updated with revised figures for the table below. Further information about these discontinuities can be found in the Technical report, entitled Recorded Crime: Comparability of Police Scotland and Legacy Force Data, available from http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime- Justice/PubRecordedCrime/TechnicalReport

note 55

The full time series is no longer comparable, the vertical lines in the table represents the break in the series. Direct comparison between the period on either side of the break in the series should not be made. Further information can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime- Justice/PubRecordedCrime/TechnicalReport

note 56

A number of historic figures in these categories have been revised as a result of the quality assurance process noted above and will not match the figures presented in earlier editions of STS, further information can be found at the link in note 55.

note 57

Includes motorway and clearway offences, which previously appeared as a separate category under Other offences.

note 58

The number of Vehicle Excise Licence Offences recorded decreased from 3,792 in 2017-18 to 176 in 2018-19. This was largely due to standardisation of practice across Police Scotland divisions in November 2017, whereby the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (rather than the police) took primacy in dealing with these offences.

note 59

New offences introduced in October 2019 in relation to drug driving (driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with concentration of a specified controlled drug above a specified limit). See note 2.21 for details.

note 60

Due to changes in the survey in response to covid-19, 2020 data is not directly comparable with previous years, so there is a break in the time series between 2019 and 2020

Figure 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2019 by Council

Figure 1.3 Private cars licensed at 31 December 2019 per thousand population aged 17+

Blue badges per 1,000 population

Table 1.1 New registrations by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Vehicle type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
by type of vehicle (taxation group)   Thousand
Private and light goods 168 159 175 199 217 223 225 207 190 175 119
Motorcycles 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
Buses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Goods 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 2
Crown and exempt [note 2] 32 34 32 32 34 32 32 31 31 33 33
Other vehicles [note 2] 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Total 209 202 216 241 262 268 270 250 233 221 161
by body type
Cars 177 168 183 205 222 222 222 204 188 178 128
Taxis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motorcycles 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 6
Three wheelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Light goods [note 4] 18 20 18 20 23 28 29 28 28 25 19
Goods [note 4] 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3
Buses and coaches 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Agricultural vehicles etc 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Other vehicles 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
All vehicles 209 202 216 241 262 268 270 250 233 221 161
by method of propulsion
Petrol 108 98 110 119 125 125 128 124 131 128 90
Diesel 99 102 104 120 133 138 137 118 92 80 47
Hybrid Electric 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 6 8 9 16
Electricity 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 8
Gas Bi-Fuel 0 0 0 0 [unavailable] 0 0 0 0 [unavailable] 0
Gas Or Petrol/Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 [unavailable] 0 [unavailable] 0 0 [unavailable] [unavailable] 0 [unavailable] 0
Total 209 202 216 241 262 268 270 250 233 221 161
Table 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Vehicle type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
by type of vehicle (taxation group)   Thousand
Private and light goods 2,364 2,369 2,395 2,436 2,496 2,537 2,594 2,638 2,665 2,711 2,708
Motorcycles 63 60 60 59 61 62 63 62 62 63 63
Buses 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
Goods 30 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 28 28 27
Crown and exempt [note 2] 206 211 212 213 214 211 208 207 211 215 223
Other vehicles [note 2] 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 11
Total 2,685 2,691 2,717 2,759 2,821 2,863 2,919 2,962 2,991 3,041 3,042
by body type
Cars 2,255 2,264 2,285 2,319 2,369 2,394 2,433 2,462 2,486 2,524 2,520
Taxis 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Motorcycles 69 66 66 66 67 68 70 70 71 72 73
Three wheelers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Light goods 2 240 238 241 247 256 269 283 294 298 308 316
Goods 2 36 36 35 36 36 37 38 38 37 37 35
Buses and coaches 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13
Agricultural vehicles etc 45 47 48 48 49 50 50 52 54 55 56
Other vehicles 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 26 26
All vehicles 2,685 2,691 2,717 2,759 2,821 2,863 2,919 2,962 2,991 3,041 3,042
by method of propulsion
Petrol 1,656 1,619 1,592 1,567 1,552 1,522 1,509 1,497 1,503 1,533 1,535
Diesel 1,018 1,061 1,113 1,178 1,252 1,321 1,386 1,435 1,450 1,459 1,437
Hybrid Electric 4 5 6 8 9 11 14 19 27 35 49
Electricity 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 19
Gas Bi-Fuel 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gas or petrol/gas 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Steam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,685 2,691 2,718 2,760 2,822 2,863 2,919 2,962 2,991 3,041 3,042
Table 1.3 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2020 by Council and taxation group
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Council Private and light goods - Body type cars Private and light goods - Other vehicles Motor- cycle [note 6] Buses Goods [note 7] Crown and Exempt [note 8] Other vehicles Total all vehicles All vehicles of which body type cars All vehicles of which company cars Population aged 17+ (NRS Population estimates Mid 2020) Vehicles registered per 1,000 people aged 17+ Cars registered per 1,000 people aged 17+
Aberdeen City 91.0 8.9 2.6 0.5 0.7 4.6 0.4 108.7 94.2 3.8 229,060 474 411
Aberdeenshire 139.6 23.7 4.4 0.5 2.0 19.5 1.2 190.8 144.8 5.1 260,780 732 555
Angus 57.2 8.2 1.9 0.1 0.8 7.1 0.3 75.7 59.9 2.4 115,820 654 517
Argyll & Bute 40.6 8.1 1.3 0.3 0.6 4.4 0.3 55.7 42.6 1.8 85,430 651 499
Clackmannanshire 25.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.1 30.4 26.4 1.0 51,290 593 515
Dumfries & Galloway 72.3 13.9 2.6 0.2 1.5 12.2 0.4 103.0 76.3 3.7 148,290 695 515
Dundee City 53.5 5.0 1.4 0.2 0.4 4.4 0.1 65.1 56.7 3.1 148,820 438 381
East Ayrshire 54.8 6.9 1.7 0.1 0.7 6.6 0.2 71.1 58.0 2.8 121,600 584 477
East Dunbartonshire 53.5 3.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.7 0.1 61.4 55.6 1.7 108,750 565 512
East Lothian 50.8 5.9 1.6 0.1 0.3 4.3 0.1 63.2 53.2 2.1 107,900 586 493
East Renfrewshire 46.4 2.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 2.3 0.1 52.8 48.2 1.7 96,060 549 502
Edinburgh, City of 171.3 14.2 4.2 0.9 0.5 10.8 0.3 202.3 178.5 7.5 527,620 383 338
Eilean Siar [note 9 ] 12.6 3.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.9 0.1 19.0 13.2 0.5 26,500 718 499
Falkirk 77.7 8.6 2.0 0.4 1.3 5.2 0.3 95.3 81.4 3.7 160,560 594 507
Fife 173.2 19.4 5.1 0.9 1.3 13.8 0.4 214.0 182.0 7.1 374,130 572 486
Glasgow, City of 189.9 21.8 3.3 1.3 1.7 19.1 1.0 238.0 204.8 17.2 635,640 374 322
Highland 112.5 24.3 4.0 0.5 1.4 14.7 1.0 158.4 117.9 5.0 235,430 673 501
Inverclyde 32.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 2.4 0.0 38.8 34.8 1.5 77,060 504 452
Midlothian 42.5 5.3 1.4 0.1 0.4 3.3 0.1 53.0 44.8 2.0 93,150 569 481
Moray 46.0 8.0 1.8 0.1 0.7 5.4 0.3 62.2 48.0 1.9 95,710 650 502
North Ayrshire 59.3 6.6 1.8 0.2 0.6 5.1 0.2 73.8 62.8 3.0 134,250 550 467
North Lanarkshire 143.3 17.6 2.8 0.5 2.7 11.0 0.4 178.3 152.8 8.4 341,140 523 448
Orkney Islands 10.5 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 3.1 0.2 17.3 11.2 0.5 22,400 774 500
Perth & Kinross 75.2 11.4 2.1 0.2 0.7 8.6 1.5 99.8 78.2 3.4 151,910 657 515
Renfrewshire 115.0 14.6 1.9 0.4 1.3 9.6 0.1 142.9 123.2 43.9 179,390 796 687
Scottish Borders 57.9 10.0 1.7 0.1 1.4 8.0 0.2 79.4 60.4 2.7 115,240 689 524
Shetland Islands 11.0 3.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.5 0.2 16.9 11.5 0.6 22,870 737 501
South Ayrshire 53.5 6.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 4.7 0.1 66.6 56.1 2.5 112,140 594 501
South Lanarkshire 146.9 16.2 3.1 0.4 2.1 11.7 0.5 180.9 155.3 7.8 320,820 564 484
Stirling 55.7 9.5 1.1 0.1 0.6 4.2 0.1 71.3 58.3 14.7 94,080 758 620
West Dunbartonshire 37.0 8.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.7 0.1 49.3 39.2 2.4 88,340 558 444
West Lothian 84.7 10.0 2.5 0.4 1.7 6.0 0.5 105.8 89.0 3.9 183,820 576 484
Council Unknown 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 - - -
Scotland 2,393.4 314.7 63.2 10.1 27.2 223.1 10.6 3,042.3 2,519.8 169.5 5,466,000 557 461
Table 1.4 Taxi, private hire cars and drivers licensed by local authority area, 2021
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Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
Council Taxi vehicles Private hire cars Total vehicles Taxi driver licenses Private hire licences Total licenses Wheelchair accessible taxis Wheelchair accessible private hire cars
Aberdeen City 647 189 836 1,094 1 1,095 333 -
Aberdeenshire 350 346 696 1,233 114 1,347 36 47
Angus [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable]
Argyll & Bute 173 55 228 353 43 396 12 3
Clackmannanshire 46 42 86 109 4 113 5 1
Dumfries & Galloway 214 59 273 385 14 399 5 -
Dundee City 509 167 676 1,006 25 1,031 202 [Unknown]
East Ayrshire 125 95 220 339 16 355 24 5
East Dunbartonshire 236 296 532 472 98 570 50 4
East Lothian [note 10] 112 54 166 284 [Not applicable] 284 112 -
East Renfrewshire 45 369 414 63 443 506 4 28
Edinburgh, City of [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable] [Unavailable]
Eilean Siar 86 24 110 137 24 161 1 3
Falkirk 372 105 477 483 116 599 60 6
Fife [note 10] 481 369 850 1,592 1,592 17 49
Glasgow, City of 1,419 3,449 4,868 2,052 4,513 6,565 1,419 30
Highland 236 296 532 472 98 570 50 4
Inverclyde [note 10] 243 50 293 501 [Not applicable] 501 20 0
Midlothian 44 117 161 76 181 257 44 -
Moray 164 18 182 265 9 274 10 16
North Ayrshire 220 47 267 459 1 460 42 8
North Lanarkshire 477 1,201 1,678 984 1,192 2,176 188 1
Orkney Islands 33 15 48 83 8 91 1 1
Perth & Kinross [note 10] 101 233 334 593 593 593 9 24
Renfrewshire 226 782 1,008 413 845 1,258 220 21
Scottish Borders 164 55 219 240 19 259 21 10
Shetland Islands 70 58 128 205 67 272 3 2
South Ayrshire 108 171 279 415 89 504 108 -
South Lanarkshire 348 1,299 1,647 749 1,310 2,059 21 31
Stirling 79 113 192 282 10 292 21 12
West Dunbartonshire [note 10] 334 91 425 446 446 167 9
West Lothian 83 401 484 160 570 730 83 58
Scotland 7,745 10,566 18,309 15,945 10,403 25,755 3,288 373
Table 1.5 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2019, by taxation group, and by year of first registration
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Taxation group Pre- 2006 (percent of total) 2006-2010 percent of total 2011-2015 percent of total 2016-2020 percent of total Total percent Total stock - thousands Average age of vehicles - years
Private and light goods 6.6 18.1 35.3 40.1 100.0 2,708 7.0
of which body type cars 6.2 18.0 35.6 40.2 100.0 2,393 7.0
Motorcycles [note 6] 29.0 16.0 18.8 36.2 100.0 63 10.5
Buses 13.2 25.4 34.6 26.8 100.0 10 8.9
Goods 7.6 12.3 31.7 48.5 100.0 27 6.5
Crown and exempt 25.9 10.6 14.8 48.7 100.0 223 13.7
Other vehicles 15.6 12.6 22.2 49.6 100.0 11 7.7
All vehicles 8.5 17.4 33.3 40.7 100.0 3,042 7.6
of which body type cars 6.6 17.5 34.3 41.5 100.0 2,520 7.1
Table 1.6 Average age of vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group [note 11]
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Type of vehicle 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
(a) Scotland   years
Private and light goods 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.0
Motorcycles [note 6] 8.2 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.5
Buses [note 12] 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.9
Goods 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.5
Crown and exempt [note 2] 10.6 10.7 10.9 11.3 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.7 13.2 13.6 13.7
Other vehicles [note 2] 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.7
All vehicles 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.6
(b) Great Britain  
Private and light goods 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.3
Motorcycles [note 6] 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0
Buses [note 12] 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.8 8.9
Goods 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4
Crown and exempt [note 2] 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.2 15.6 16.0 16.5 16.9 17.6 17.9 17.7
Other vehicles [note 2] 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.6
All vehicles 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 9.0
Table 1.7 Private and light goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by cylinder size
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Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Cylinder size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  percentage of year total
up to 700 cc 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
701 to 1,000 cc 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.5 5.2 5.9 6.7 7.4 8.5 9.6 10.5
1,001 to 1,200 cc 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8
1,201 to 1,500 cc 25.3 25.7 26.0 26.2 26.2 26.3 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.7 26.8
1,501 to 1,800 cc 24.6 24.7 24.7 24.8 24.6 24.3 23.7 23.1 22.3 21.1 20.0
1,801 to 2,000 cc 22.9 22.5 22.0 21.4 20.9 20.4 20.1 20.3 20.4 20.7 21.0
2,001 to 2,500 cc 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.7
2,501 to 3,000 cc 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9
3,000 cc and over 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
cc not known [note 13] 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
        thousand
Total 2,364 2,369 2,395 2,436 2,496 2,537 2,594 2,638 2,665 2,711 2,708
Table 1.8 Heavy goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by gross weight This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Gross weight (tonnes) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  percentage of year total
3.5 to 7.5 29.2 28.8 28.3 26.9 26.2 25.2 24.2 23.5 22.3 21.7 20.6
7.51 to 12 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5
12.1 to 16 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4
16.1 to 20 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.1 13.8 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.8
20.1 to 24 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4
24.1 to 28 13.3 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.7 14.6 15.0
28.1 to 32 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.8 10.1 10.5 10.7 11.5 12.1 12.8
32.1 to 38 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8
over 38 22.2 23.3 23.8 24.8 25.6 26.7 27.8 28.6 28.5 28.7 28.9
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
    thousand
Total [note 15] 30.4 29.4 28.9 28.9 29.4 29.7 30.3 30.3 28.3 28.1 27.2
Table 1.9 Buses licensed at 31 December: by seating capacity This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DVLA/Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
Number of seats 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
9-15 1,795 1,753 1,721 1,701 1,666 1,636 1,615 1,528 1,464 1,471 1,303
16-32 3,912 3,795 3,836 3,916 3,995 4,013 4,094 4,111 4,159 4,095 3,540
33-40 1,117 1,082 1,003 948 1,008 975 975 1,002 986 991 896
41-48 1,379 1,415 1,458 1,507 1,528 1,529 1,418 1,383 1,375 1,292 1,188
49-56 1,667 1,580 1,449 1,384 1,388 1,380 1,306 1,321 1,270 1,271 957
57-64 274 319 397 413 443 463 472 448 493 466 395
65-72 583 539 553 513 510 513 487 486 492 459 417
73 and over 1,384 1,446 1,417 1,374 1,375 1,423 1,466 1,475 1,489 1,458 1,393
Total 12,111 11,929 11,834 11,756 11,913 11,932 11,833 11,754 11,728 11,503 10,089
Table 1.10 Heavy goods and public service vehicle operators in Scotland by licence type and number vehicles[note 16]
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Source: Traffic Commissioners office: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records
Number of vehicles specified on licence HGV Restricted HGV Standard National HGV Standard International Total HGV licence holders PSV Restricted PSV Standard National PSV Standard International Total PSV licence holders
0-2 2,055 1,272 272 3,599 198 143 32 373
3-5 335 476 129 940 5 73 23 101
6-10 135 291 58 484 - 61 32 93
11-20 45 187 52 284 - 48 16 64
21-50 27 112 34 173 - 21 20 41
51-100 5 52 16 73 - 9 5 14
101-200 2 24 4 30 - 4 2 6
201+ - 6 3 9 - 4 3 7
Total 2,604 2,420 568 5,592 203 363 133 699
Table 1.11 The 20 most popular new cars sold in Scotland, 2020 [note 17]
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Source: SMMT - Not National Statistics
Position Make Range Number of cars sold Market share percent
1 VAUXHALL CORSA 5,236 4.1
2 FORD FIESTA 4,261 3.3
3 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2,790 2.2
4 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 2,776 2.2
5 MERCEDES A-CLASS 2,648 2.1
6 FORD FOCUS 2,600 2.0
7 MINI MINI 2,567 2.0
8 BMW 1 SERIES 2,388 1.9
9 FORD PUMA 2,344 1.8
10 VAUXHALL CROSSLAND X 2,239 1.8
11 TOYOTA YARIS 2,040 1.6
12 NISSAN QASHQAI 1,985 1.6
13 VOLVO XC40 1,886 1.5
14 VAUXHALL GRANDLAND X 1,865 1.5
15 TOYOTA AYGO 1,783 1.4
16 VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC 1,674 1.3
17 KIA NIRO 1,652 1.3
18 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 1,649 1.3
19 OTHER UK OTHER 1,486 1.2
20 PEUGEOT 208 1,463 1.1
Total top 20 cars 47,332 37.2
Total all other cars 80,062 62.8
Total cars sold 127,394 100.0
Table 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) [note 18] [note 25]
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Source: VOSA - Not National Statistics
1st April 2020 - 31st March 2021 [note 26] Failures with at least one Dangerous defect Failures with only Major defects
Cars [note 19]   thousands
Total Tests 2,400.0
Pass with Rectification at Station 99.3
Fail 688.5 225.5 562.3
percent
Initial Failure Rate [note 21] 32.8 9.4 23.4
Final Failure Rate [note 22] 28.7
Body, chassis, structure 5.0 0.3 4.8
Brakes 11.9 3.7 10.1
Identification of the vehicle 0.3 0.0 0.3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.7 0.2 10.6
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.5 0.1 3.5
Road Wheels 0.3 0.1 0.3
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.1 0.0 1.0
Speedometer and speed limiter 0.0 0.0 0.0
Steering 2.4 0.2 2.3
Suspension 13.4 0.8 13.0
Tyres 6.7 5.2 1.7
Visibility 5.2 0.0 5.1
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure 2.83 0.42 2.41
Motor cycles   thousands
Total Tests 53.2
Pass with Rectification at Station 2.1
Fail 4.7 2.1 4.6
percent
Initial Failure Rate [note 21] 12.6 3.9 8.7
Final Failure Rate [note 22] 8.8
Identification of the vehicle 0.7 0.0 0.7
Motorcycle audible warning (Horn) 0.7 0.0 0.7
Motorcycle brakes 3.2 0.9 2.6
Motorcycle lamps and reflectors 6.5 0.4 6.2
Motorcycle steering 1.3 0.4 0.9
Motorcycle structure and attachments 2.4 0.6 2.0
Motorcycle suspension 2.1 0.2 2.0
Motorcycle tyres 2.0 1.8 0.2
Motorcycle wheels 0.2 0.1 0.1
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure 1.95 0.39 1.55
Private Passenger (over 12 seats)   thousands
Total Tests 3.5
Pass with Rectification at Station 0.1
Fail 0.9 0.3 0.7
percent
Initial Failure Rate [note 21] 28.2 7.4 20.8
Final Failure Rate [note 22] 24.9
Body, chassis, structure 5.1 0.7 4.7
Brakes 15.7 4.2 14.4
Buses and coaches supplementary tests 2.7 0.1 2.6
Identification of the vehicle 0.2 - 0.2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 11.7 0.4 11.5
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.1 0.1 3.0
Road Wheels - - -
Seat belt installation check 0.1 - 0.1
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 3.6 0.1 3.5
Speedometer and speed limiter 0.3 - 0.3
Steering 2.9 0.1 2.8
Suspension 6.9 0.7 6.5
Tyres 2.8 1.9 1.0
Visibility 3.7 - 3.7
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure 3.76 0.38 3.39
Light goods vehicles [note 24]   thousands
Total Tests 64.5
Pass with Rectification at Station 2.8
Fail 23.4 9.0 17.1
percent
Initial Failure Rate [note 21] 40.5 14.0 26.5
Final Failure Rate [note 22] 36.2
Body, chassis, structure 8.0 0.7 7.6
Brakes 22.9 8.1 20.1
Identification of the vehicle 0.5 - 0.5
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 20.6 0.6 20.5
Noise, emissions and leaks 5.3 0.1 5.2
Road Wheels 0.2 - 0.2
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.4 0.1 2.3
Speedometer and speed limiter - - -
Steering 4.8 0.3 4.6
Suspension 14.3 1.7 13.4
Tyres 5.9 4.7 1.4
Visibility 7.5 0.1 7.5
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure 4.11 0.53 3.59
Table 1.13 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts [note 27]
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Source: DVLA and DSA - Not National Statistics
Type of test and receipts 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Theory [note 30]   thousand
Applications received [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable]
Theory tests conducted 99 103 99 122 129 190 147 164 149 164 78
Theory test passes 65 66 61 67 69 94 76 90 81 86 47
Theory test pass rate 66% 64% 62% 54% 54% 49% 52% 55% 54% 52% 60%
Practical [note 28] [note 30]   thousand
Applications received 132 130 119 126 127 136 143 142 135 144 45
Driving tests concluded 126 125 113 124 123 123 140 133 125 123 32
Passes 58 59 54 58 59 60 69 65 60 59 17
Pass rate 46% 47% 48% 47% 48% 48% 50% 49% 48% 48% 53%
DVLA receipts   £ million
Vehicle licences [note 29] 463.0 479.0 473.0 479.6 512.5 512.7 [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable]
Driving licences [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable]
Total [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable]
Table 1.14 Practical Driving Test - Pass Rate at Test Centres 2020-21 [note 36]
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Source: Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency - Not National Statistics
Test centre Male Conducted Male Pass Male Pass rate Female Conducted Female Pass Female Pass rate Overall Conducted Overall Pass Overall Pass rate
Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don) [note 31] 504 297 58.9% 493 267 54.2% 1,003 566 56.4%
Aberdeen South (Cove) [note 31] 659 427 64.8% 677 412 60.9% 1,337 840 62.8%
Airdrie [note 31] 437 243 55.6% 471 219 46.5% 909 462 50.8%
Alness [note 33] 173 107 61.9% 151 98 64.9% 324 205 63.3%
Arbroath [note 33] 136 86 63.2% 165 100 60.6% 302 187 61.9%
Ayr [note 31] 239 131 54.8% 252 119 47.2% 494 251 50.8%
Ballater [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Banff [note 33] 9 6 66.7% 15 9 60.0% 24 15 62.5%
Bishopbriggs [note 31] 617 268 43.4% 631 281 44.5% 1,248 549 44.0%
Buckie [note 33] 17 12 70.6% 16 6 37.5% 33 18 54.5%
Callander [note 32] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Campbeltown [note 33] 10 7 70.0% 7 6 85.7% 17 13 76.5%
Castle Douglas [note 33] 34 21 61.8% 56 32 57.1% 90 53 58.9%
Crieff [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Cumnock [note 34] 69 46 66.7% 95 59 62.1% 164 105 64.0%
Dumbarton [note 31] 295 144 48.8% 262 122 46.6% 557 266 47.8%
Dumfries [note 31] 175 94 53.7% 192 100 52.1% 367 194 52.9%
Dundee [note 31] 884 547 61.9% 917 515 56.2% 1,802 1,063 59.0%
Dunfermline (Vine) [note 31] 300 171 57.0% 354 182 51.4% 654 353 54.0%
Dunoon [note 33] 31 19 61.3% 20 13 65.0% 51 32 62.7%
Duns [note 33] 18 16 88.9% 12 8 66.7% 30 24 80.0%
East Kilbride [note 34] 93 38 40.9% 124 46 37.1% 217 84 38.7%
Edinburgh (Currie) [note 31] 909 545 60.0% 828 495 59.8% 1,737 1,040 59.9%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) [note 31] 1,082 519 48.0% 1,223 496 40.6% 2,311 1,015 43.9%
Elgin [note 31] 321 166 51.7% 322 169 52.5% 644 336 52.2%
Forfar [note 33] 56 40 71.4% 103 70 68.0% 159 110 69.2%
Fort William [note 33] 50 31 62.0% 44 34 77.3% 94 65 69.1%
Fraserburgh [note 32] 48 42 87.5% 66 52 78.8% 114 94 82.5%
Gairloch [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Galashiels [note 31] 123 85 69.1% 132 87 65.9% 255 172 67.5%
Girvan [note 34] 16 11 68.8% 17 10 58.8% 33 21 63.6%
Glasgow (Anniesland) [note 31] 1,084 482 44.5% 901 355 39.4% 1,991 841 42.2%
Glasgow (Baillieston) [note 31] 735 336 45.7% 901 395 43.8% 1,636 731 44.7%
Glasgow (Shieldhall) [note 31] 796 323 40.6% 596 246 41.3% 1,392 569 40.9%
Golspie [note 33] .. .. 60.0% .. .. 80.0% 15 11 73.3%
Grangemouth [note 31] 260 157 60.4% 309 176 57.0% 569 333 58.5%
Grantown-On-Spey [note 33] .. .. 75.0% .. .. 72.7% 15 11 73.3%
Greenock [note 31] 312 169 54.2% 308 141 45.8% 620 310 50.0%
Haddington [note 33] 160 108 67.5% 181 102 56.4% 341 210 61.6%
Hamilton [note 31] 413 207 50.1% 532 251 47.2% 945 458 48.5%
Hawick [note 33] 36 25 69.4% 51 34 66.7% 87 59 67.8%
Huntly [note 33] 10 7 70.0% 11 7 63.6% 21 14 66.7%
Inveraray [note 33] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable]
Inverness (Seafield Road) 560 290 51.8% 534 266 49.8% 1,094 556 50.8%
Inverurie [note 33] 53 33 62.3% 60 33 55.0% 113 66 58.4%
Irvine [note 31] 468 281 60.0% 580 296 51.0% 1,048 577 55.1%
Islay Island [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Isle of Mull [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Isle of Skye (Portree) [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Isle of Tiree - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Kelso [note 33] [unavailable] [unavailable] 83.3% [unavailable] [unavailable] 62.5% 14 10 71.4%
Kingussie [note 33] [unavailable] [unavailable] 75.0% [unavailable] [unavailable] 80.0% 14 11 78.6%
Kirkcaldy [note 31] 906 491 54.2% 895 436 48.7% 1,801 927 51.5%
Kyle of Lochalsh [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Lairg [note 33] - - - - - - - - -
Lanark [note 33] 134 81 60.5% 165 84 50.9% 299 165 55.2%
Lerwick [note 33] 31 26 83.9% 35 27 77.1% 66 53 80.3%
Livingston [note 31] 275 154 56.0% 349 183 52.4% 624 337 54.0%
Lochgilphead [note 33] 17 12 70.6% 10 8 80.0% 27 20 74.1%
Mallaig [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Montrose (Broomfield Ind Estate) [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Newton Stewart [note 33] 18 13 72.2% 25 17 68.0% 43 30 69.8%
Oban [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Orkney [note 33] 45 33 73.3% 43 30 69.8% 88 63 71.6%
Paisley [note 31] 552 345 62.5% 631 330 52.3% 1,183 675 57.1%
Peebles [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Perth (Arran Road) [note 31] 351 229 65.2% 431 255 59.2% 782 484 61.9%
Peterhead [note 31] 164 112 68.3% 168 119 70.8% 332 231 69.6%
Pitlochry [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Rothesay [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Stirling [note 31] 598 301 50.3% 593 302 50.9% 1,191 603 50.6%
Stornoway [note 33] 45 33 73.3% 48 28 58.3% 93 61 65.6%
Stranraer [note 33] 36 26 72.2% 44 28 63.6% 80 54 67.5%
Thurso [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - 0.0%
Ullapool [note 33] - - 0.0% - - 0.0% - - -
Wick [note 31] 54 22 40.7% 44 28 63.6% 98 50 51.0%
Scotland 15,418 8,415 54.6% 16,090 8,184 50.9% 31,592 16,653 52.7%

Table 1.15 People who hold a full car driving licence by age

Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland. Latest Scottish estimates are given in table 1.16 although this is based on a different source.

Table 1.16 People who hold a full driving licence 2020 [note 38]
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Source: Scottish Household Survey. The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).
Cagegory Age 17-19 Age 20-29 Age 30-39 Age 40-49 Age 50-59 Age 60-69 Age 70-79 Age 80+ All 17 + Number
  percentage of the relevant sub-group [note 39]  
All people: [note 37] 65 77 83 88 86 74 62 76 2,770
by gender:  
Men [note 37] 68 78 85 87 91 93 74 80 1,240
Women [note 37] 62 75 81 89 82 57 52 72 1,530
Identified in another way [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] -
Refused [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] -
by whether disabled:
Disabled [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 69 70 79 60 53 62 710
Not disabled [note 37] 69 82 86 93 89 82 71 80 2,050
by current situation:  
Self employed [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 94 [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 93 170
Employed full time [note 37] 75 83 89 93 94 100 [note 37] [note 37] 870
Employed part time [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 95 82 [note 37] [note 37] 84 290
Looking after the home or family [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 70 70
Permanently retired from work [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 86 72 62 75 1,130
Unemployed and seeking work [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 50 70
In further / higher education [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 50 60
Permanently sick or disabled [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 35 80
by annual net household income:  
up to £ 10,000 p.a. [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 81 [note 37] [note 37] 57 210
over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000 [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 70 60 [note 37] 56 310
over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000 [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 76 83 70 [note 37] 65 370
over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000 [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 87 83 74 [note 37] 69 330
over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000 [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 90 87 61 [note 37] 80 290
over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000 [note 37] [note 37] 95 80 89 92 91 [note 37] 82 450
over £40,000 - £50,000 [note 37] [note 37] 72 92 95 91 [note 37] [note 37] 82 310
over £50,000 p.a. [note 37] [note 37] 93 93 99 96 [note 37] [note 37] 91 440
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:  
1 - Most Deprived [note 37] [note 37] 64 [note 37] 74 71 [note 37] [note 37] 59 330
2 [note 37] [note 37] 81 [note 37] 84 78 69 [note 37] 76 440
3 [note 37] [note 37] 72 81 93 89 78 [note 37] 76 650
4 [note 37] [note 37] 86 92 92 95 84 [note 37] 84 720
5 - Least Deprived [note 37] [note 37] 78 89 97 96 81 [note 37] 81 630
by urban / rural classification:  
Large urban areas [note 37] 58 70 76 90 82 66 40 70 780
Other urban areas [note 37] [note 37] 82 84 83 84 71 73 77 820
Accessible small towns [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 96 76 65 76 280
Remote small towns [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 85 130
Accessible rural areas [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 93 84 60 83 390
Remote rural areas [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] [note 37] 95 90 79 87 380
Sample size (age group) 30 160 310 340 530 690 550 170 2,770  
Table 1.17 People who hold a full driving licence [note 41]
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Source: Scottish Household Survey. The interviewer asks whether the person holds a full driving licence (car or motorcycle).
Gender and age 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 [Note 60]
All people age group   percent of population [note 40]
17-19 27 26 28 26 29 26 30 31 29 39 [note 37]
20-29 58 54 58 56 56 54 55 55 57 60 65
30-39 76 77 75 74 73 72 73 73 73 72 77
40-49 81 80 80 80 82 82 81 81 79 82 83
50-59 78 78 79 80 79 78 81 81 79 81 88
60-69 72 74 73 74 74 76 76 77 77 76 86
70-79 54 57 59 60 61 62 63 67 70 70 74
80+ 37 35 37 41 40 43 43 47 48 43 62
All aged 17+ 68 67 68 68 69 68 69 70 70 71 76
Sample size 12,361 12,801 9,828 9,838 9,720 9,340 9,570 9,760 9,650 9,720 2,770
Men age group  
17-19 28 33 35 24 32 28 36 42 33 36 [note 37]
20-29 64 58 59 60 59 55 58 57 58 64 68
30-39 80 81 78 78 77 73 78 76 76 76 78
40-49 86 84 86 84 85 85 82 83 82 85 85
50-59 85 87 85 88 85 84 85 85 85 87 87
60-69 84 86 83 86 85 83 83 85 86 83 91
70-79 74 79 79 76 80 76 81 80 83 83 93
80+ 59 60 63 64 66 67 65 66 68 62 74
All aged 17+ 76 76 76 76 76 73 75 75 76 77 80
Sample size 5,450 5,515 4,377 4,405 4,410 4,210 4,360 4,520 4,280 4,330 1,240
Women age group  
17-19 25 17 19 29 27 23 26 22 25 43 [note 37]
20-29 51 51 57 52 54 53 53 54 55 57 62
30-39 73 73 71 71 69 71 69 71 71 67 75
40-49 76 77 74 76 80 79 80 78 76 79 81
50-59 72 70 75 72 73 72 77 76 73 76 89
60-69 62 63 65 64 65 68 68 70 68 71 82
70-79 40 43 43 48 46 52 50 56 59 60 57
80+ 21 19 22 26 23 27 28 34 31 29 52
All aged 17+ 60 60 62 61 62 63 63 64 64 66 72
Sample size 6,911 7,286 5,451 5,433 5,320 5,130 5,210 5,250 5,360 5,390 1,530

Table 1.18 Households with the regular use of a car

Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland .

Latest Scottish estimates are given in table 1.19 although this is based on a different source.

Table 1.19 Households with a car available for private use, 2009-2019
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Source: Scottish Household Survey.
Cars available for private use: 2010 [note 42] 2011 [note 42] 2012 [note 42] 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 [Note 60]
None 30.3 30.1 31.0 30.2 30.8 30.0 29.3 28.1 28.6 27.6 19.1
1 44.0 44.5 43.0 44.0 43.3 43.3 42.1 42.7 42.0 41.5 45.0
2 21.6 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.1 21.7 23.0 23.4 23.7 24.9 28.0
3+ 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.9 7.8
1+ 69.7 69.9 69.0 69.8 69.2 70.1 70.7 71.9 71.4 72.4 80.9
2+ 25.7 25.4 26.0 25.8 25.9 26.8 28.5 29.2 29.4 30.8 35.8
Sample size 14,214 14,358 10,644 10,652 10,630 10,330 10,470 10,680 10,530 10,580 3,030
Table 1.20 Households with number of cars or vans available for private use, 2020 [note 42]
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Source: Scottish Household Survey.
Types of household None 1 2 3 + 1+ 2 + Sample size (=100%)
  percent of households  
All households: 19.0 45.0 28.0 8.0 81.0 36.0 3,030
by household type:  
Single adult 45 51 4 0 55 4 400
Small adult 15 42 40 4 85 43 450
Single parent 29 67 5 0 71 5 70
Small family 5 40 51 3 95 55 300
Large family 3 34 45 18 97 63 120
Large adult 5 21 32 42 95 74 290
Older smaller 10 54 34 2 90 36 840
Single pensioner 39 57 2 1 61 3 550
by annual net household income:  
up to £10,000 p.a. 50 38 7 5 50 12 230
over £ 10,000, up to £ 15,000 42 45 10 3 58 13 320
over £ 15,000, up to £ 20,000 32 51 12 4 68 16 400
over £ 20,000, up to £ 25,000 25 54 17 3 75 21 370
over £ 25,000, up to £ 30,000 12 60 23 6 88 29 310
over £ 30,000, up to £ 40,000 8 42 36 14 92 49 490
over £40,000 - £50,000 5 36 48 11 95 59 350
over £50,000 p.a. 2 37 50 12 98 62 490
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:  
1 - Most Deprived 37 46 15 2 63 17 360
2 24 53 17 5 76 22 480
3 18 42 30 11 82 41 720
4 10 43 35 12 90 46 810
5 - Least Deprived 7 43 42 9 93 50 660
by urban / rural classification:  
Large urban areas 28 49 19 4 72 23 850
Other urban areas 19 45 28 8 81 36 890
Accessible small towns 15 37 35 12 85 48 300
Remote small towns 9 60 24 7 91 31 140
Accessible rural areas 4 36 46 14 96 60 430
Remote rural areas 9 41 40 11 91 51 420
Table 1.21 Number of blue badges on issue, time series and 2021 breakdown [note 43]
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Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
Council 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 [note 53] 2021 Badges on issue as at 31st March 2021 - Organisat-ions Badges on issue as at 31st March 2021 -Individuals - Automatic [note 45] Badges on issue as at 31st March 2021 -Individuals - Discretionary [note 46]
Aberdeen City 5,183 6,552 6,643 6,908 6,863 6,820 7,159 6,794 93 3,262 3,439
Aberdeenshire [note 47] 8,155 10,685 10,210 9,838 9,604 9,252 9,689 8,553 72 4,548 3,933
Angus 5,451 4,982 4,845 5,018 5,138 5,117 5,713 5,300 70 2,566 2,664
Argyll & Bute 3,433 3,934 4,114 4,213 4,336 4,344 4,686 4,301 97 1,823 2,381
Clackmannanshire 2,572 2,128 2,161 2,233 2,226 2,227 2,407 2,275 15 1,307 953
Dumfries & Galloway 3,096 9,236 9,337 8,857 9,014 8,863 9,223 8,330 54 4,032 4,244
Dundee City 5,252 5,292 5,452 5,619 5,916 6,033 6,680 6,438 42 3,340 3,056
East Ayrshire 5,735 6,595 6,427 6,617 6,329 6,134 6,561 6,508 56 3,666 2,786
East Dunbartonshire 4,847 4,473 4,661 4,730 4,794 4,772 5,408 4,817 62 1,919 2,836
East Lothian 5,293 4,680 4,712 4,855 4,918 4,934 5,537 5,209 9 2,103 3,097
East Renfrewshire 4,020 4,307 4,322 4,581 4,645 4,643 5,032 4,600 23 1,634 2,943
Edinburgh, City of [note 52] 16,922 15,264 14,868 14,444 14,396 14,107 15,212 13,574 285 6,242 7,047
Eilean Siar 922 863 902 939 964 989 1,103 1,008 10 518 480
Falkirk 7,332 6,877 6,899 7,104 7,254 7,404 7,813 7,619 70 3,738 3,811
Fife 18,877 18,646 17,299 17,931 17,869 17,788 18,999 17,128 93 9,079 7,956
Glasgow, City of [note 46] 19,350 21,784 21,642 21,161 21,627 21,531 23,417 21,843 256 12,105 9,482
Highland [note 49] 10,855 9,164 9,215 9,371 9,521 9,470 10,289 9,721 120 4,438 5,163
Inverclyde 4,955 4,439 4,283 4,282 4,367 4,341 4,532 4,164 83 1,893 2,188
Midlothian 4,716 4,416 4,332 4,237 4,345 4,512 5,059 4,593 23 2,084 2,486
Moray 3,687 3,608 3,669 3,699 3,825 3,863 4,174 3,611 10 1,796 1,805
North Ayrshire 6,157 7,086 7,196 7,343 7,534 7,430 7,812 7,136 46 3,558 3,532
North Lanarkshire 18,352 16,453 15,741 16,537 16,225 16,586 17,729 17,428 53 9,534 7,841
Orkney Islands [note 50] 1,050 1,119 1,096 1,100 1,100 1,114 1,221 1,080 29 430 621
Perth & Kinross 6,814 6,542 6,651 6,831 6,779 6,714 7,177 6,906 115 2,655 4,136
Renfrewshire 8,326 7,730 7,838 8,205 7,902 7,744 8,240 7,185 83 4,069 3,033
Scottish Borders [note 51] 5,980 4,961 4,889 5,062 5,161 5,086 5,555 5,150 37 2,137 2,976
Shetland Islands 953 878 892 974 1,005 1,044 1,112 1,010 19 373 618
South Ayrshire 5,475 5,537 5,703 5,785 5,806 5,707 5,992 5,745 62 2,605 3,078
South Lanarkshire 15,826 16,218 16,218 15,796 15,488 15,221 16,482 16,244 24 8,871 7,349
Stirling 4,082 3,918 3,892 3,859 4,027 4,028 4,480 4,251 50 1,782 2,419
West Dunbartonshire 4,936 4,548 4,546 4,652 4,676 4,554 4,785 4,433 55 2,593 1,785
West Lothian 9,615 8,912 8,873 8,641 8,880 8,526 8,795 7,690 94 4,670 2,926
Total [note 44] 228,219 231,827 229,528 231,422 232,534 230,898 248,073 230,644 2,210 115,370 113,064
Blue badges per 1,000 population

Table 1.22 Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police by type of offence
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Source: Recorded Crime, Scottish Government
Type of offence 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Serious Driving Offences  
Dangerous driving 2,387 2,422 2,476 2,957 2,428 2,881 2,875 2,854 2,897 3,019 3,546
Careless driving 7,452 7,431 8,054 8,567 8,345 9,176 8,818 7,868 8,092 8,227 8,225
Drunk Driving of which: 7,563 7,445 6,433 6,079 5,218 5,458 5,917 5,863 5,847 6,594 8,097
Driving while unfit through drink/drugs 502 584 459 490 450 540 653 719 771 742 897
In charge while unfit through drink/drugs 59 63 52 92 54 71 123 137 148 159 138
Driving with excess blood alcohol 4,979 4,889 4,223 3,819 3,161 3,239 3,465 3,262 3,201 3,275 2,756
In charge with excess blood alcohol 484 433 445 419 390 364 331 333 333 324 255
Driving with concentration of drug above limit [note 59] - - - - - - - - - 573 2,336
Being in charge with concentration of drug above limit [note 59] - - - - - - - - - 43 155
Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside 633 577 495 517 477 509 569 602 591 630 637
Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station 906 899 759 742 686 735 776 810 803 848 923
Failing to stop after accident 6,586 5,955 6,804 5,921 5,574 7,660 8,705 14,694 14,758 15,503 12,015
Driving while disqualified 1,640 1,466 1,311 1,208 898 1,162 1,371 1,414 1,285 1,396 1,399
Speeding Offences  
Speeding in restricted areas 50,890 53,068 62,188 38,400 29,316 23,145 13,395 10,685 10,371 10,166 8,222
Other speeding offences [note 57] [note 56] 63,948 73,078 62,079 44,350 31,937 31,593 21,360 18,737 17,194 18,784 14,900
Signal and Direction Offences  
Traffic direction offences 34,195 31,786 34,404 26,539 16,307 11,253 5,981 4,496 4,133 3,870 3,196
Pedestrian crossing offences 3,944 4,317 4,537 3,776 2,268 1,644 1,181 869 785 858 539
Lighting, Construction and Use Offences  
Lighting offences [note 56] 8,910 10,120 10,934 9,284 7,043 5,029 2,264 1,615 1,553 1,256 1,094
Construction and use regulations [note 56] 12,271 12,681 11,884 11,639 8,550 8,041 6,121 5,434 5,554 6,090 5,745
Documentation Offences  
Vehicle excise licence offences [note 58] 11,673 12,710 11,812 6,601 2,634 3,098 4,664 3,792 176 193 220
No test certificate [note 56] 10,788 11,650 12,380 18,546 15,528 14,609 14,725 15,145 14,020 14,987 12,910
Driving licence offences [note 56] 7,424 7,264 7,474 9,492 6,396 6,555 7,018 6,311 5,791 5,718 7,467
Third party insurance offences [note 56] 17,860 17,407 17,228 18,998 13,747 14,407 16,806 15,945 14,349 15,226 19,818
Registration/identification offences 4,520 3,879 3,375 2,934 1,652 1,639 1,394 1,264 1,227 1,502 1,495
Other Offences  
Failure to provide information to identify driver [note 56] 1,206 1,230 971 1,528 1,394 1,474 1,536 1,348 1,296 1,321 1,452
Tachograph etc offences 2,437 1,972 2,025 1,635 1,560 1,682 1,268 950 569 424 434
Seat belt offences [note 56] 29,171 31,505 33,047 37,880 15,619 8,059 4,502 3,134 2,921 2,800 1,632
Mobile phone offences 27,736 29,110 30,875 35,764 17,978 10,085 6,709 3,173 2,895 2,450 1,629
Parking offences 171 177 158 143 105 163 99 76 78 71 61
Other offences 2,403 2,528 2048 1,850 1,488 1,484 1,459 1,348 1,314 1,452 1,958
Total offences [note 55] 315,175 329,201 332,497 294,091 195,985 170,297 138,168 127,015 117,105 121,907 116,054
Table 1.23 Households with a car or van available by gender, 2011
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
Households None 1 2+ Total Number (=100%)
  percent of people in households  
All people in households: 23 40 37 5,196,386
Men 20 40 39 2,521,307
Women 25 40 35 2,675,079
Table 1.24 Households with a car or van available, 2011
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
Households None 1 2+ Total Number (=100%)
  percent of households  
All households: 31 42 27 2,372,777
by selected household type:  
Single adult (aged under 65) 48 48 4 511,447
Married or cohabiting family with dependent children 8 36 56 409,369
Married or cohabiting family with no children 11 44 44 413,022
Single parent 43 45 12 263,360
All students 63 27 10 20,928
Single pensioner 64 35 1 311,867
by tenure:  
Owned outright 8 38 54 652,675
Owned with a mortgage or loan 6 38 56 1,585,110
Social rented (council) 49 38 13 372,920
Social rented (other) 53 37 10 317,812
Private rented (private landlord or letting agency) 41 40 18 421,264
Table 1.25 Households with a car or van available by disability and ethnicity, 2011
Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
None 1 2+ Total Number (=100%)
  percent of people in households  
All people in households: 23 40 37 5,196,386
by disability:  
Day-to-day activites limited a lot 46 40 14 472,795
Day-to-day activites limited a little 34 42 23 523,272
Day-to-day activites not limited 19 40 42 4,200,319
by ethnicity:  
White: Total 22 40 38 4,995,665
White: Scottish 22 40 38 4,382,131
White: Other British 16 41 43 403,604
White: Irish 27 40 33 52,086
White: Gypsy/Traveller 35 41 24 4,029
White: Polish 31 52 17 60,324
White: Other White 32 42 26 93,491
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 26 42 32 19,068
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total 27 38 35 133,506
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British 16 36 48 48,968
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British 29 38 33 31,442
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British 32 41 27 3,710
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British 36 36 28 29,596
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Other Asian 36 44 19 19,790
African 51 36 13 28,170
Caribbean or Black 39 39 22 6,279
Other ethnic groups: Total 34 43 23 13,698
Other ethnic groups: Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British 36 42 21 8,959
Other ethnic groups: Other Ethnic Group 31 43 25 4,739