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Licensed cars under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Licensed cars: 2014 Q3 to 2026 Q1CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010m20m30m20142016201820202022202420262014 Q3: 30,647,567 cars · published 15 July 20262014 Q4: 30,330,225 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q1: 30,567,568 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q2: 30,796,694 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q3: 30,981,124 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q4: 30,987,527 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q1: 31,285,085 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q2: 31,474,797 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q3: 31,636,988 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q4: 31,792,259 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q1: 32,023,848 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q2: 32,170,427 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q3: 32,302,822 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q4: 32,159,943 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q1: 32,313,922 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q2: 32,471,348 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q3: 32,578,189 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q4: 32,493,258 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q1: 32,669,954 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q2: 32,833,406 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q3: 32,973,206 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q4: 32,884,320 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q1: 32,653,753 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q2: 32,608,710 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q3: 32,869,865 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q4: 32,697,408 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q1: 32,730,099 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q2: 33,047,879 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q3: 33,018,787 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q4: 32,889,462 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q1: 32,937,790 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q2: 33,101,930 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q3: 33,154,687 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q4: 33,187,308 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q1: 33,265,639 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q2: 33,488,171 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q3: 33,582,175 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q4: 33,579,946 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q1: 33,734,503 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q2: 33,935,937 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q3: 34,025,020 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q4: 33,966,632 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q1: 34,157,202 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q2: 34,353,216 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q3: 34,486,332 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q4: 34,485,453 cars · published 15 July 20262026 Q1: 34,627,414 cars · published 15 July 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present33,935,9372024 Q234,627,4142026 Q1↑ 2.0%+691,477
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 202432,973,2062019 Q333,935,9372024 Q2↑ 2.9%+962,731
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 201932,023,8482017 Q132,973,2062019 Q3↑ 3.0%+949,358
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 201730,567,5682015 Q132,023,8482017 Q1↑ 4.8%+1,456,280
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.