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Data tables containing aggregated information about vehicles in the UK are also available.

How to use CSV files

CSV files can be used either as a spreadsheet (using Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet packages) or digitally using software packages and languages (for example, R or Python).

When using as a spreadsheet, there will be no formatting, but the file can still be explored like our publication tables. Due to their size, older software might not be able to open the entire file.

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Make and model by quarter

df_VEH0120_GB: (CSV, 59.8 MB)

Scope: All registered vehicles in Great Britain; from 1994 Quarter 4 (end December)

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

df_VEH0120_UK: (CSV, 35.9 MB)

Scope: All registered vehicles in the United Kingdom; from 2014 Quarter 3 (end September)

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

df_VEH0160_GB: (CSV, 25.8 MB)

Scope: All vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain; from 2001 Quarter 1 (January to March)

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

df_VEH0160_UK: (CSV, 8.85 MB)

Scope: All vehicles registered for the first time in the United Kingdom; from 2014 Quarter 3 (July to September)

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

Make and model by age

In order to keep the datafile df_VEH0124 to a reasonable size, it has been split into 2 halves; 1 covering makes starting with A to M, and the other covering makes starting with N to Z.

df_VEH0124_AM: (CSV, 48.9 MB)

Scope: All licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom with Make starting with A to M; annually from 2014

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, YearFirstUsed, YearManufacture, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per year]

df_VEH0124_NZ: (CSV, 35.4 MB)

Scope: All licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom with Make starting with N to Z; annually from 2014

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, YearFirstUsed, YearManufacture, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per year]

Make and model by engine size

df_VEH0220: (CSV, 38.5 MB)

Scope: All licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom; annually from 2014

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, EngineSizeSimple, EngineSizeDesc, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per year]

df_VEH0270: (CSV, 8.53 MB)

Scope: All vehicles registered for the first time in the United Kingdom; annually from 2015

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, EngineSizeSimple, EngineSizeDesc, [number of vehicles; 1 column per year]

Vehicles by small geography

In order to keep these files to a reasonable size, small areas which have never had 5 or more vehicles in scope are excluded from these datasets, with those vehicles combined into the Miscellaneous row. This means a number of LSOAs will be missing from the file.

df_VEH0125: (CSV, 215 MB)

Scope: All licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom; Great Britain from 2009 Quarter 4 (end December); and United Kingdom from 2014 Quarter 3 (end September)

Schema: LSOA11CD, LSOA11NM, BodyType, Keepership, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

df_VEH0135: (CSV, 53.6 MB)

Scope: All licensed ultra low emission vehicles in the United Kingdom; from 2011 Quarter 4 (end December)

Schema: LSOA11CD, LSOA11NM, Fuel, Keepership, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

df_VEH0145: (CSV, 52.2 MB)

Scope: All licensed plug-in vehicles in the United Kingdom; from 2011 Quarter 4 (end December)

Schema: LSOA11CD, LSOA11NM, Fuel, Keepership, [number of vehicles; 1 column per quarter]

Heavy goods vehicles

This datafile replaces the following withdrawn tables:

• VEH0520
• VEH0521
• VEH0522
• VEH0523
• VEH0524
• VEH0525
• VEH0506

df_VEH0520: (CSV, 24.4 MB)

Scope: All licensed heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), as well as all licensed zero emission light goods vehicles (LGVs) between 3.5 tonnes and 4.25 tonnes in the United Kingdom; annually; Great Britain from 1994; and United Kingdom from 2014

Schema: Geography, TaxClass, WheelPlan, WheelPlanDetailed, BodyTypeDetailed, RoadUsing, MaximumGrossWeightBand, YearFirstUsed, Fuel, [number of vehicles; 1 column per year]

Variables

The same variables are used across the data files to maintain consistency and ease of use.

Table 1: Metadata for general variables within VEH data files

Name	Type	Size	Example value	Description
BodyType	String	17	Cars	The 6 main body type categories used throughout the VEH series
Make	String	50 [note 1]	MINI	Vehicle make derived from make model codes
GenModel	String	50 [note 1]	MINI COUNTRYMAN	Grouping of model variants to help compare models in the market
Model	String	50 [note 1]	COUNTRYMAN COOPER D ALL4	Detailed vehicle model derived from make model codes
LicenceStatus	String	8	Licensed	Indicates whether the vehicle was licensed or with a SORN at the end of the quarter
YearFirstUsed	Int	Not applicable	2019	Year of first registration if registered as new, otherwise not available
YearManufacture	Int	Not applicable	2016	Year of manufacture, usually very similar to YearFirstUsed but not always available
Fuel	String	32	Plug-in hybrid electric (Petrol)	Fuel type of the vehicle (groupings within data files can vary)
EngineSizeSimple	Int	Not applicable	1400	Simplification of the engine size group EngineSizeDesc, showing the maximum value (useful for sorting)
EngineSizeDesc	String	18	1301cc to 1400cc	Grouping of engine sizes, usually in bands of 100cc, with exceptions for motorcycles
LSOA11CD	String	15	E01000001	ONS lower super output areas (LSOA) code from the 2011 Census for England and Wales, national equivalents for Scotland and Northern Ireland
LSOA11NM	String	75	Newcastle-under-Lyme 007E	ONS lower super output area (LSOA) name from the 2011 Census for England and Wales, national equivalents for Scotland and Northern Ireland

Specific variables

Table 2: Metadata for variables within df_VEH520

Name	Type	Size	Example value	Description
Geography	String	20	Scotland	Geographic area that the statistics apply to within that record
TaxClass	String	17	Goods	Grouping of tax classes
WheelPlan	String	11	Rigid	Simple wheelplan
WheelPlanDetailed	String	30	Articulated: 2 and 3 axle	Detailed wheelplan including axle counts
BodyTypeDetailed	String	50	Dropside Lorry	Detailed body type
RoadUsing	Int	Not applicable	1	Indicator for whether the detailed body type is considered 鈥渞oad using鈥� within these statistics
MaximumGrossWeightBand	String	40	A: Over 3.5 and up to 4.25 tonnes	Grouping of maximum gross weights

Symbols

Symbols can appear in nearly all datafile variables, including integer valued ones, and are the same as those .

Table 3: Symbols used within VEH data files

Symbol	Type
[c]	Confidential (between 1 and 4 vehicles)
[x]	Not available
[z]	Not applicable

Notes

The units used in data files are always a number of vehicles.

The majority of variables reported are recorded by DVLA for administrative purposes only and any errors can take time to be resolved, especially if they do not impact the taxation or keepership of the vehicle. Common inconsistencies include:

• model and fuel information
• fuel and engine size

Due to the encoding system used for makes and models, data can be missing for a variety of reasons. These include:

• imported vehicles not usually sold in the UK
• older vehicles manufactured before 1972
• rare versions of models
• new vehicles when the code lookup has not yet been updated

Engine sizes are often reported slightly lower than the colloquial value for a vehicle, for example a car with a 1.4 litre engine might have a reported engine size of 1398cc (cubic capacity).

Vehicles are allocated to a lower super output area (LSOA) according to the postcode of the registered keeper. This is the keeper鈥檚 address for privately-kept vehicles or the company鈥檚 registered address for company-kept vehicles. The address does not necessarily reflect where the vehicle is located. This is especially true for large fleets kept by companies involved with vehicle management, leasing or rentals. Significant changes in the number of vehicles from year to year can often occur when these companies change their registered address.

Other vehicles in BodyType refers to all vehicles not included in the other 5 categories, including rear diggers, lift trucks, rollers, ambulances, Hackney Carriages, 3 wheelers, tricycles and agricultural vehicles.

Miscellaneous in LSOA11CD refers to vehicles between keepers, registered at invalid postcodes, or within a lower super output area (LSOA) that has fewer than 5 individual vehicles in total.

Further information can be found in the notes and definitions.

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