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Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Friday, 14 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Buses and Taxis: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the average age of (a) passenger carrier vehicle buses and coaches, (b) private hire taxis and (c) Hackney carriages in England for each year from 2015 to date.

Answer

The Department does not hold data on the average age of buses or coaches.

However, the Department publishes data on the proportion of local buses by year of manufacture in the Annual Bus Statistics. Figures for the latest year are available in Table BUS06f, and data for previous years can be found in earlier publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus-statistics-data-tables#vehicles-operated-by-local-bus-operators-bus06. Prior to 2022 average age of the bus fleet was collected instead of year of manufacture.

The Department also publishes data on the average age of taxis and private hire vehicles in the Taxi and Private Hire Statistics. Figures for the latest year are available in Table TAXI0116, and data for previous years can be found in earlier publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/taxi01-taxis-private-hire-vehilces-and-their-drivers. The Department does not hold these data for years prior to 2020.

The Department does not hold data on the average age of Hackney carriages.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91133
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Buses Standards Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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