Licensed Vehicles in London Boroughs, Trends Since 1997

Trends of total number of Private or Light Goods vehicles at year end since 1997, compiled by the Greater London Authority. The data includes counts for vehicles exempt from tax due to disability and distinguishes between vehicle types. This dataset is no longer being updated as of June 2024 due to the Department for Transport ceasing to provide the underlying data.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in private vehicle ownership across London boroughs based on the time-series data from 1997 onward.
• Compare counts of tax-exempt vehicles used by disabled people against the general private vehicle fleet.
• Model the growth of the Private or Light Goods vehicle category, which excludes heavy goods vehicles and buses.

Strengths

• Provides a consistent time series from 1997 onward for longitudinal analysis.
• Distinguishes between standard Private or Light Goods vehicles and those exempt from tax due to disability.

Limitations

• Dataset is no longer being updated as of June 2024, limiting its use for current analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, based on data originally from the UK Department for Transport.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official vehicle licensing statistics.

Time Range

1997 onward (year-end totals).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24; however, the underlying data collection ceased in June 2024.

Geography

London boroughs.