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Report on motoring 2004 - motoring facts

Motoring Facts is a comprehensive summary of key motoring related facts and statistics. The figures starkly illustrate the huge changes that have affected us over time.

RAC Motoring Facts is available free to purchasers of the RAC Report on Motoring 2004.

Report summary

RAC Motoring Facts is a comprehensive summary of key motoring related facts and statistics and is available free of charge to purchasers of the RAC Report on Motoring 2004.

A comprehensive list of the information contained within RAC Motoring Facts follows:

1. Roads and road traffic

1.1 The road network
Chart 1.1.1 Road length in Great Britain by road type: 1952-2002
Chart 1.1.2 Motorways as a proportion of all roads: 1952-2002

1.2 Road traffic
Chart 1.2.1 Road traffic in Great Britain: 1955-2002
Chart 1.2.2 Road traffic in Great Britain by vehicle type: 1955-2002
Chart 1.2.3 Road traffic in Great Britain by vehicle type: 2002
Chart 1.2.4 Road traffic in Great Britain by road class: 2002
Chart 1.2.5 Defects index of road condition for England and Wales: 1988-2002

1.3 Road revenues and expenditure
Chart 1.3.1 Annual vehicle taxation: 1996-2002
Chart 1.3.2 Revenues from vehicle excise duty (VED) and fuel duty: 1997/98-2001/02
Chart 1.3.3 Public investment in road infrastructure in Great Britain:1987/88-2001/02

2. Car ownership patterns in the UK

2.1 The number of cars on the road
Chart 2.1.1 The number of privately licensed cars on Great Britain’s roads: 1952-2002
Chart 2.1.2 The age profile of Britain’s cars: 1989-2003

2.2 Car sales
Chart 2.2.1 New registrations – cars: 1992-2002
Chart 2.2.2 Used car sales: 1992-2003
Chart 2.2.3 New car registrations by car segment: 1997-2002
Chart 2.2.4 Top 10 most registered new vehicles in the UK: 1997-2002

2.3 Car ownership
Chart 2.3.1 Car ownership in the UK: 1991-2002
Chart 2.3.2 Current and future car ownership: 1988-2005
Chart 2.3.3 Grossed up estimates of number of cars in Britain at time of surveys and expectations in two years’ time: 1988-2005
Chart 2.3.4 Car ownership in households in Great Britain: 1988-2002
Chart 2.3.5 Car ownership by income group: 2001/02
Chart 2.3.6 Average length of private and company car ownership: 1989-2003

3. A profile of Britain’s car drivers

3.1 Car licence holders in Great Britain
Chart 3.1.1 The number of licence holders: 1975/76-2002
Chart 3.1.2 The number of licence holders by gender and age: 1975/76-2002
Chart 3.1.3 Profile of car drivers with points on their licence: 1999

3.2 Car driver demographics
Chart 3.2.1 Profile of car drivers by gender, age and social class: 1989-2003
Chart 3.2.2 Profile of new and used car buyers: 2003
Chart 3.2.3 Profile of car drivers by region: 2003

4. Journey patterns and driver behaviour

4.1 Travel patterns
Chart 4.1.1 Percentage of passenger transport by mode: 1962-2002
Chart 4.1.2 Change in the number of journeys made per person per year by mode of transport: 1989/91-1999/01
Chart 4.1.3 Annual car mileage per driver: 1990-2003
Chart 4.1.4 Car journeys by type of journey: 1999

4.2 Speed of travel
Chart 4.2.1 Speed limits in the UK: 2001
Chart 4.2.2 Average speed of vehicles by road type and vehicle type: 2002
Chart 4.2.3 Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit: 2002
Chart 4.2.4 The effectiveness of speed cameras: 1996-2001
Chart 4.2.5 Speed limit offences: 1989-2001
Chart 4.2.6 Number of breath tests: England and Wales: 1990-2001

4.3 Accidents on the road
Chart 4.3.1 The number of injuries on the road: 1942-2002
Chart 4.3.2 Passenger casualty (killed or seriously injured) rated by mode of transport: 1992-2001
Chart 4.3.3 Accidents involving cars - rates by road class: 2002
Chart 4.3.4 Accident offences in England and Wales: 1989-2001

5. Keeping the car on the road

5.1 Purchasing and financing cars
Chart 5.1.1 Source of purchase of used cars: 1991-2001
Chart 5.1.2 The average price paid for private cars: 1992-2003

5.2 Running costs
Chart 5.2.1 Trend in average weekly household spend on motoring: 1974-2001/02
Chart 5.2.2 Average household spend on motoring: 2001/02
Chart 5.2.3 Average weekly household spend on motoring by region: 2001/02
Chart 5.2.4 Average weekly household spend on motoring by age group: 2001/02
Chart 5.2.5 Typical car running costs by engine size: 2003

5.3 Maintaining the car
Chart 5.3.1 Service location: 1998-2003
Chart 5.3.2 Use of franchised dealer for servicing: 1989-2003

5.4 Insurance
Chart 5.5.1 Value of motor insurance premiums: 1990-2002
Chart 5.5.2 Number of insurance claims: 1990-2002

5.5 Short-term rental
Chart 5.6.1 Total value of short-term rental market: 1998-2002
Chart 5.6.2 Short term rental market by type: 2001-2002

6. Cars and the environment

6.1 Car emissions
Chart 6.1.1 Number of models (separate engines and ranges) available as new in the UK, meeting the Euro IV emission standards: 2000-2002
Chart 6.1.2 CO₂ emissions in the UK: 1990-2001
Chart 6.1.3 CO₂ emissions from road transport in the UK: 1992-2001
Chart 6.1.4 Average CO₂ emissions for new cars in the UK: 1997-2002
Chart 6.1.5 Car makes and models with the lowest CO₂ emissions: 2002

6.2 Fuel
Chart 6.2.1 UK forecourt unleaded petrol prices and duties per litre: April 1992-2003
Chart 6.2.2 UK forecourt diesel prices and duties per litre: April 1992-2003
Chart 6.2.3 New car sales by primary fuel type in the UK: 1997-2002
Chart 6.2.4 Number of UK petrol forecourts by operator: 2001 and 2002

7. Company cars

7.1 The number of company cars
Chart 7.1.1 The number of company cars on the roads in Great Britain: 1993-2002
Chart 7.1.2 Company cars by industry sector: 2000
Chart 7.1.3 The age profile of company cars: 2003

7.2 Company car sales
Chart 7.2.1 Fleet and business sales as a proportion of total car sales: 1994-2002
Chart 7.2.2 Company car sales by fleet size: 1992-2002

7.3 Acquisition and disposal
Chart 7.3.1 Methods of acquiring and disposing of company cars: 2000
Chart 7.3.2 Sources of finance for company car purchases: 2000

7.4 A profile of company cars
Chart 7.4.1 The average price paid for new cars: 1992-2003
Chart 7.4.2 The engine size of company cars: 1994-2000
Chart 7.4.3 Diesel’s share of overall fleet and business car sales: 1994-2002

7.5 A profile of company car drivers
Chart 7.5.1 Methods of fuel purchase for company cars: 2002-2003
Chart 7.5.2 Profile of company car drivers by gender, age and region: 2003
Chart 7.5.3 The importance of the company car: 1993-2003
Chart 7.5.4 Miles driven for work (excluding commuting): 2003

7.6 Company car taxation
Chart 7.6.1 Revenues raised through company car taxation: 1996-2002

8. Overview of the UK car industry

8.1 The UK car industry in the economy
Chart 8.1.1 Motoring economic indicators: 2000-2002
Chart 8.1.2 Car production in the UK and European Union: 1997-2002
Chart 8.1.3 UK car production – domestic versus export sales: 1997-2002

8.2 Car sales by manufacturer
Chart 8.2.1 New car sales by manufacturer: 1992-2002

9. The future of the car in the UK

9.1 New car sales
Chart 9.1.1 New car registration forecasts: 2000-2004

9.2 Ten year transport plan
Chart 9.2.1 Future expenditure under the Transport 10 Year Plan: 2001/02-2010/111,2

9.3 Traffic forecasts
Chart 9.3.1 Forecasts of road traffic in England and vehicles in Great Britain: 2010
Chart 9.3.2 Growth in car traffic: 2001-2051

9.4 Future car ownership
Chart 9.4.1 Future levels of car ownership: 1996-2031

9.5 Future emissions
Chart 9.5.1 Future emissions levels: 2000-2025
Chart 9.5.2 Forecast of UK CO₂ emissions: 1995-2020