Publication Of Northern Ireland Transport Statistics 2008-09

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Transport Statistics, containing statistics for 2008-2009, 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, driver and vehicle testing, the road network, freight, road safety, public transport, air transport and other transport statistics in Northern Ireland. The publication is available on the CSRB website at www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm

KEY POINTS

• There were 1,024,396 vehicles licensed in Northern Ireland at 31 December 2008. Of these, 84% were Private Light Goods (PLG) vehicles.
• For PLG vehicles, the most popular make was Ford, 12% of all PLGs at 31 December 2008.
• 67,479 car ‘Learner’ driving tests were conducted in Northern Ireland during 2008-09, up 3% on the 65,743 tests conducted during 2007-08.
• The number of road deaths occurring as a result of road collisions fell by 5% from 113 in 2007 to 107 in 2008.
• During 2008-09 the number of passenger journeys on Ulsterbus was 44.0 million, around the same as 2007-08 (43.9 million). From 2007-08 to 2008-09, passenger journeys on Metro services increased 2% from 26.0 million to 26.5 million.
• During 2008-09 there were 10.2 million rail passenger journeys made, an increase of 7% from 2007-08.
• Belfast International Airport was the 12th busiest commercial airport in the UK in 2008 and accounted for 2% of all UK terminal passengers.
• During 2008-09, 818,713 tonnes of petroleum and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland, 2% more than in 2007-08.

Notes to Editors:

1. Background to Transport Statistics Publication

Transport Statistics is an annual publication and contains a variety of transport information. The data are collated from a number of sources including the Driver and Vehicle Agency, Translink, the Civil Aviation Authority and Roads Service.

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 at:

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

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