I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the total number of new motor vehicles registered for VRT purposes in the first six months of the years 2000 to 2004 inclusive are set out in the table below.
Year
|
Motor Cars
|
Car Derived Vans
|
Commercial Vehicles
|
Motor Cycles
|
Total Registrations
|
2000
|
179,611
|
2,194
|
32,481
|
4,786
|
219,072
|
2001
|
129,499
|
2,093
|
31,843
|
5,213
|
168,648
|
2002
|
119,859
|
2,107
|
27,701
|
3,906
|
153,573
|
2003
|
111,900
|
1,690
|
28,184
|
3,281
|
145,055
|
2004
|
121,828
|
2,195
|
25,804
|
2,489
|
152,316
|
The figures include registrations of vehicles that are exempt from VRT.