9 Interesting Statistics About UK Drivers and Vehicles

Here are 9 interesting statistics about drivers and vehicles in UK. I just came across these real statistics on DVLA and National Statistics website when I was looking for some other information. Just thought to share with everyone. All these are real figures.

• As at March 6th 2009, there was no female of age 16 holding UK licence and there were just 23 males driving licence holders of age 16.
• There are more females than males of age 90+ who hold provisional license. As at March 6th 2009, there are 274 female and 244 male provisional driving licence holders.
• There are 22690 female and 60625 male drivers of age more than 90, holding full licence
• More women are getting full driving licence every year. In 1986, 63% of full driving licence holders were men as compared to 37% of women. In 2009, 55% full licence holders were men and 45% were women.
• There are 36.7 Million full driving licence holders in UK as at March 2009.
• There are 604 snow ploughs in UK.
• Only 1 licensed mobile crane and 10737 crowned vehicles exists in UK.
• Only 604 registered snow ploughs in UK.
• There are 573 steam vehicles registered in UK.

You might be already aware of some of facts from this list but I am sure you must have found something which you were not aware of before reading this article. Hope you enjoyed reading this. I will try posting some other interesting articles about similar topics. So keep watching.