Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Department of Transport
Passenger Car Fleet
10:00 pm
Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Transport the average age of vehicles in the passenger car fleet here in each of the past five years for which figures are available; if he will provide the most recent comparisons with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/09]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The tabular statement below provides details on the age of private cars for the years 2004-2008. The Department does not have any equivalent data relating to other EU countries.
Age of Private Cars under current licence at the 31st December for the years 2004 to 2008.
Age of Vehicle | Year | ||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
Less than 1 year old | 137,669 | 170,706 | 162,943 | 155,798 | 140,129 |
1 year old | 174,267 | 167,318 | 161,019 | 143,467 | 133,186 |
2 years old | 168,779 | 164,509 | 146,320 | 134,464 | 142,337 |
3 years old | 168,044 | 151,040 | 138,967 | 143,081 | 149,840 |
4 years old | 153,728 | 143,415 | 147,234 | 150,273 | 210,162 |
5 years old | 144,517 | 150,051 | 152,367 | 207,848 | 157,237 |
6 years old | 149,334 | 153,004 | 207,222 | 154,616 | 130,938 |
7 years old | 150,005 | 204,120 | 153,555 | 128,010 | 122,687 |
8 years old | 194,188 | 147,933 | 124,638 | 117,882 | 101,823 |
9 years old | 137,868 | 118,376 | 110,874 | 93,126 | 76,668 |
10 years old | 103,060 | 101,643 | 86,154 | 66,396 | 64,698 |
11 years old | 83,414 | 71,748 | 58,504 | 52,181 | 46,170 |
12 years old | 58,270 | 45,745 | 43,761 | 35,198 | 38,118 |
13 years old | 35,223 | 31,867 | 28,705 | 27,074 | 25,284 |
14 years old | 23,542 | 20,034 | 21,214 | 19,773 | 19,772 |
15 years old | 14,370 | 14,308 | 13,322 | 15,038 | 10,460 |
16 years old and greater | 28,003 | 27,084 | 22,062 | 17,932 | 13,324 |
Total | 1,924,281 | 1,882,901 | 1,778,861 | 1,662,157 | 1,582,833 |
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