Northern Ireland Rail and Road Transport Statistics (April to June 2011)

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statistics, containing statistics for April to June 2011, is now available.
~ Thursday, 27 October 2011

The publication is produced by the Central Statistics and Research Branch (CSRB) of the Department for Regional Development and contains information on vehicle registrations, use of public transport, deliveries of petrol and diesel for use in Northern Ireland and driver and vehicle tests. The publication is available on the CSRB website

Key points

The key points for the April to June 2011 quarter are:

• There were 19,758 new and used cars registered for the first time during the quarter, with new cars accounting for 62% of the total.
• The number of new and used cars registered for the first time during April to June 2011 has decreased by 10% compared to the corresponding quarter last year. This is the fourth consecutive quarter to show a decrease in the number of cars registered for the first time when compared to the same time period in the previous year.
• Ford was the most popular make of new car during April to June 2011, accounting for 12% (1,430) of all new cars registered. The second and third most popular makes of new car were Vauxhall 11% (1,278) and Volkswagen 10% (1,165) respectively.
• Of the 630 heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland during the quarter, around three quarters (74%) were previously used vehicles.
• There was a weekly average of 1.38 million public bus passenger journeys made during the April to June 2011 quarter, a decrease of 1% from 1.40 million in the corresponding quarter of 2010. During the same time period, weekly average bus passenger receipts stayed around the same (£2.4million in April-June 2010, £2.41million in April-June 2011).
• The weekly average rail passenger journeys in April to June 2011 are the same as the corresponding quarter of 2010 (0.20 million). During the same time period, weekly average rail passenger receipts increased by 2% to £0.61million from £0.6million.
• Over the period July 2010 to June 2011, the pass rate for car ‘L’ driver tests was 57% for males and 46% for females in Northern Ireland, compared to 50% for males and 44% for females in Great Britain.

Notes to editors:

1. Background to Road and Rail Transport Statistics Publication

Road and Rail Transport Statistics is a quarterly publication and contains a variety of transport information. The data are collated from a number of sources including the Driver and Vehicle Agency and Translink.

2. Official Statistics - This is a National Statistics publication and therefore follows the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. You can find further information about the Code of Practice the Statistics Authority website

3. For further Information please contact:

Central Statistics and Research Branch
Department for Regional Development
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast BT2 8GB

Tel (press enquiries): 028 9054 0007
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E-mail: csrb@drdni.gov.uk
Website: www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm