Vehicle registration is a matter for Revenue. However, for the Deputy's information, the table below provides a breakdown of the total private licensed car fleet from 2016 -2024. The 2024 figures are as of 31 March 2024. These figures represent the number of vehicles where there was a current payment of Motor Tax on record as of the 31 December in each year 2006-2023 and as of 31 March 2024 for 2024 figures, regardless of year of registration.
Year
|
Number Of Vehicles
|
2006
|
1,778,861
|
2007
|
1,882,901
|
2008
|
1,924,281
|
2009
|
1,902,429
|
2010
|
1,872,715
|
2011
|
1,887,810
|
2012
|
1,882,550
|
2013
|
1,910,165
|
2014
|
1,943,868
|
2015
|
1,985,130
|
2016
|
2,026,977
|
2017
|
2,066,112
|
2018
|
2,106,369
|
2019
|
2,174,779
|
2020
|
2,215,127
|
2021
|
2,232,174
|
2022
|
2,255,971
|
2023
|
2,322,875
|
2024
|
2,362,202
|