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We manage a wide range of licensing functions covering cars, motorcycles, mopeds, caravans, trailers, taxis, buses, trucks, road trains, tractors, mobile cranes, forklifts, earthmovers, mobile farm implements and other vehicles.

There are also special licensing requirements for bus and taxi drivers, heavy goods vehicle operators and driving instructors.

If you cannot find the information you need on these pages, please contact us.

Licensing statistics

Vehicles registered by type - January 2007
Number of driver licences by age - as of 30 June 2006

Vehicles registered by type - January 2007

 Vehicle

Number

Motor car 1188671
Motor wagon 337791
Trailers 246346
Motorcycle > 250cc 39039
Caravan 33806
Motorcycle < 250cc 26097
Tractor 24256
Semi-trailer 19442
Tractor plant 18002
Tractor primemover 9724
Planet trailer 4940
Omnibus 2321
Rotary engine motor car 859
Mobile crane - hire 649
Mobile crane - no hire 327
Motor carrier 36
   
Total 1952306

Number of driver licences by age - as of 30 June 2006

Females
Age
Number
Under 17 2,763
17 8,897
18 11,384
19 12,311
20 12,856
21-24 53,541
25-29 65,448
30-39 144,121
40-49 147,000
50-59 124,452
60-75 70,295
Over 75 10,580
   
Total 663,648
   
Males
Age
Number
Under 17 3,202
17 10,192
18 12,925
19 13,887
20 14,850
21-24 60,704
25-29 72,820
30-39 155,254
40-49 155,575
50-59 134,178
60-75 69,782
Over 75 12,618
   
Total 715,987
   
Overall Total 1,379,635

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