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Vehicle excise duty evasion statistics

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Description

This publication provides data on unlicensed vehicles, detailing the extent of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) evasion. It is produced by the Department for Transport.

Policy areas
Finance and taxation Transport
Update cadence
Annual
Subject area
Transport Statistics
Publisher
Department for Transport
Published
13 September 2018
Data files
File Type Size
Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by tax class: Great Britain ods —
Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by tax class: Northern Ireland ods —
Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by region: Great Britain ods —
Rate of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, by road class: Great Britain ods —
Rate of unlicensed vehicles in active stock, by tax class: Great Britain ods —
Number of unlicensed vehicles in active stock, by tax class: Great Britain ods —
Revenue lost from unlicensed vehicles in Great Britain ods —
Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by last licensing activity and tax class ods —
Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by period unlicensed and tax class ods —
Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by age of vehicle and tax class ods —
Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by type of registered keeper and tax class ods —
Unlicensed vehicles observed in roadside survey, by whether changed hands recently ods —
Roadside survey size by country and tax class ods —
Relative mileage of unlicensed vehicles in Great Britain ods —
Average licence values by tax class: Great Britain ods —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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