Key Points
The key points for the July to September 2007 quarter are:
·There were 18,803 new cars registered during the quarter.
·Vauxhall was the most popular make of new car during July to September 2007, accounting for 13% (2,420) of all new cars registered.
·Of the 912 heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland, 62% (567) were previously used vehicles.
·There were 13.41million public bus passenger journeys made during the quarter, a weekly average of 1.03million.
·The weekly average rail passenger miles has increased by 12% to 3.49million from 3.12million since the corresponding quarter of 2006. During the same time period, weekly average rail passenger receipts rose by 10% to £0.46 million from £0.42million.
·From July to September 2007, 206,264 tonnes of petrol and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland. This represents an increase of 13% on the tonnage delivered during the corresponding quarter in 2006.
·Over the period October 2006 to September 2007, the pass rate for car ‘L’ driver tests was 51% for males and 42% 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.
National Statistics
This is a National Statistics publication. You can find further information about National Statistics at www.statistics.gov.uk
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