Table 3.2 Vehicle Licensing 1989 - 1999

End of Year

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Vehicles Licensed
Motor Cycles

15,553

16,621

17,762

18,667

19,199

20,378

21,011

22,650

23,511

23,343

24,258

Motor Tricycles

8

7

15

11

20

21

20

-

-

-

-

Private Cars

180,184

197,852

212,017

237,035

259,874

279,420

285,467

293,381

314,833

318,137

321,617

Taxis

17,014

17,060

17,308

17,537

17,639

17,856

17,795

17,789

17,918

18,053

18,008

Buses

7,092

7,489

7,814

8,134

8,457

8,928

9,491

10,290

11,063

11,819

12,076

Public Light Buses

4,340

4,336

4,336

4,336

4,327

4,322

4,328

4,313

4,335

4,343

4,343

Private Light Buses

2,421

2,410

2,384

2,348

2,387

2,426

2,422

2,303

2,230

2,158

2,101

Light Goods Vehicles

88,716

91,868

89,629

88,432

86,709

85,507

81,313

79,162

78,876

75,899

73,527

Medium Goods Vehicles

22,884

24,907

27,332

30,006

32,386

34,231

34,865

35,611

36,968

36,551

37,526

Heavy Goods Vehicles

609

758

862

1,118

1,320

1,587

1,750

2,018

2,435

2,601

2,717

Special Purpose Vehicles

154

212

238

234

246

256

277

316

370

406

433

Goods Vehicles (Construction Site)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Container Tractors

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Government Vehicles

6,410

6,640

7,207

6,780

7,155

7,478

7,283

7,282

7,689

7,363

7,368

Trailers

9,788

11,283

13,504

16,659

19,165

20,730

21,689

21,661

20,583

18,747

19,278

Rickshaws

16

 15

12

 17

14

13

10

8

7

5

4

Total Number of Vehicles

355,189

 381,458

400,420

 431,314

458,898

483,153

487,767

496,784

520,818

519,425

523,256