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<p>The vehicle database changes on a daily basis. The most recent figures show a total
of 3,123,773 motor vehicles were registered to Scottish addresses.</p><p> </p><p>Out
of the vehicle excise duty (VED) classes, 20 are exempt from payment of VED. Further
information on vehicle excise duty rates can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-of-vehicle-tax-v149"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-of-vehicle-tax-v149</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The following table shows the number of motor vehicles registered in Scotland
for use on the public road in the vehicle excise duty classes listed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax
Class</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vehicles First Registered *(a) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vehicles
First Registered *(b) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agricultural
Machine</p></td><td><p>50,487</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p><strong>50,875</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative
Fuel Car</p></td><td><p>14,570</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p><strong>14,793</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ambulance</p></td><td><p>1,257</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>1,263</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powered
Bicycle</p></td><td><p>122,472</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p><strong>123,403</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus</p></td><td><p>13,467</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p><strong>13,561</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,259</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>1,263</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diesel
Car</p></td><td><p>913,973</p></td><td><p>3,037</p></td><td><p><strong>917,010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>109,835</p></td><td><p>2,556</p></td><td><p><strong>112,391</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled
Passenger Vehicle</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>719</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric
Motorcycle</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>105</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>2,875</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p><strong>2,943</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EURO
4 Light Goods Vehicle</p></td><td><p>8,396</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>8,397</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire
Engine</p></td><td><p>839</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>841</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire
Service</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>715</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General
Haulage</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gritting
Machine</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>486</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HGV</p></td><td><p>33,106</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p><strong>33,513</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HGV
Combined Transport</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Historic
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>30,592</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p><strong>30,645</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lifeboat
Haulage</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Light
Goods Vehicle</p></td><td><p>251,007</p></td><td><p>1,834</p></td><td><p><strong>252,841</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lighthouse
Authority</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Limited
Use</p></td><td><p>4,642</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><strong>4,653</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mine
Rescue</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mowing
Machine</p></td><td><p>1,403</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p><strong>1,439</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>1,157</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petrol
Car</p></td><td><p>1,334,611</p></td><td><p>5,171</p></td><td><p><strong>1,339,782</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,984</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private
HGV</p></td><td><p>4,961</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p><strong>4,994</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private
Light Goods</p></td><td><p>182,858</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p><strong>183,166</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recovery
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,287</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,289</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced
Pollution Bus</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced
Pollution HGV</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>925</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced
Pollution Special Types</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced
Pollution Trailer HGV</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small
Island Vehicles</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>649</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snow
Plough</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special
Types</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>432</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special
Vehicle</p></td><td><p>14,143</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p><strong>14,415</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special
Vehicle Trailer Duty</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Steam</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trailer
HGV</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>902</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powered
Tricycle</p></td><td><p>1,636</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,638</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand
Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,108,196</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,477</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,123,773</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*
(a) up to 31 March 2017</p><p>* (b) on or after 1 April 2017</p>
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