The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statistics, containing statistics for October to December 2007, 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. Access the publication on the CSRB website 
KEY POINTS
The key points for the October to December 2007 quarter are:
- There were 9,349 new cars registered during the quarter.
- Vauxhall was the most popular make of new car during October to December 2007, accounting for 15% (1,426) of all new cars registered.
- Of the 797 heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland, 63% (503) were previously used vehicles.
- There were 19.66million public bus passenger journeys made during the quarter, a weekly average of 1.51 million.
- The weekly average rail passenger miles have increased by 10% to 3.71 million from 3.36 million since the corresponding quarter of 2006. During the same time period, weekly average rail passenger receipts rose by 9% to £0.51 million from £0.47 million.
- From October to December 2007, 205,731 tonnes of petrol and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland. This represents an increase of 5% on the tonnage delivered during the corresponding quarter in 2006.
- Over the period January 2007 to December 2007, the pass rate for car ‘L’ driver tests was 51% 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. Data is collated from a number of sources including the Driver and Vehicle Agency and Translink.
This is a National Statistics publication. Access further information about National Statistics .
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
