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Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 2 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2009. It was answered by Paul Clark (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Motorcycles: Licensing

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what percentage of motorcyclists were driving on a provisional licence in each year since 1997.
Answer

The following statistics reflect the number of drivers held on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database holding motorcycle entitlement. Percentages are shown for both full and provisional motorcycle licence holders in Great Britain:

Full/provisional Provisional Percentage provisional Percentage full
1997 22,832,732 21,368,520 94 6
1998 23,760,048 22,302,028 94 6
1999 24,639,737 23,203,452 94 6
2000 25,403,909 23,996,248 94 6
2001 26,288,998 24,879,335 95 5
2002 27,667,609 26,268,281 95 5
2003 29,169,100 27,806,069 95 5
2004 30,759,591 29,446,216 96 4
2005 32,404,429 31,180,161 96 4
2006 34,589,872 33,362,453 96 4
2007 37,382,194 36,179,419 97 3
2008 40,073,283 39,104,336 98 2
2009 41,246,796 40,771,889 99 1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c209-10W; 284807
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Licensing Motorcycles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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