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Publication of Northern Ireland Road and Rail Tranpsort Statistics October to December 2008

Thursday, 26 March 2009

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statistics, containing statistics for October to December 2008, is now available.

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 at www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm

KEY POINTS

The key points for the October to December 2008 quarter are:

  • There were 14,047 new and used cars registered for the first time during the quarter. 45% (6,294) were new cars.
  • The number of new and used cars registered for the first time during the quarter has decreased by 22% since the corresponding quarter last year. In fact, all the 2008 quarterly figures are lower than the corresponding 2007 quarterly figures.
  • Ford was the most popular make of new car during October to December 2008, accounting for 16% (978) of all new cars registered.
  • Of the 510 heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland, 62% (317) were previously used vehicles.
  • There were 19.36 million public bus passenger journeys made during the quarter, a weekly average of 1.49 million.
  • The weekly average rail passenger journeys have increased by 5% to 0.21 million from 0.20 million since the corresponding quarter of 2007. During the same time period, weekly average rail passenger receipts rose by 16% to £0.59 million from £0.51 million.
  • From October to December 2008, 226,730 tonnes of petrol and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland. This represents an increase of 10% on the tonnage delivered during the corresponding quarter in 2007.
  • Over the period January 2008 to December 2008, the pass rate for car ‘L’ driver tests was 50% for males and 41% for females in Northern Ireland.

Notes to Editors:

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.

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 at:http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html

Further Information

For further information please contact:

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

Tel: 028 9054 0800

Textphone: 028 9054 0642

E-mail: csrb@drdni.gov.uk

Fax: 028 9054 0782

Website: http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm