Table 3.1 Vehicle Registration 1989 - 1999

End of Year

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Vehicles
Registered
Motor Cycles

18,931

20,683

22,961

24,871

26,768

28,372

29,073

30,164

31,212

32,004

33,079

Motor Tricycles

13

14

25

19

24

24

23

2

-

-

-

Private Cars

195,818

215,709

236,747

265,755

291,913

311,929

318,233

325,131

348,450

359,694

365,533

Taxis

17,351

17,380

17,529

17,720

17,758

18,111

18,126

18,126

18,136

18,138

18,138

Buses

7,432

7,810

8,104

8,447

8,884

9,292

9,932

10,648

11,407

12,323

12,620

Public Light Buses

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,349

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,348

4,350

4,350

4,350

Private Light Buses

2,519

2,551

2,561

2,525

2,564

2,589

2,585

2,481

2,392

2,297

2,228

Light Goods Vehicles

97,605

102,205

103,167

105,606

106,068

102,479

96,070

92,900

91,823

89,608

86,735

Medium Goods Vehicles

24,924

27,065

29,987

33,756

36,393

37,486

38,415

39,375

40,492

40,442

40,776

Heavy Goods Vehicles

635

775

875

1,129

1,344

1,609

1,831

2,144

2,546

2,735

2,863

Special Purpose Vehicles

165

225

256

264

288

302

311

345

406

457

503

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

10,523

12,314

14,876

18,442

21,329

23,153

24,937

26,024

27,388

26,479

24,474

Total Number of Vehicles

386,676

 417,721

448,645

 489,663

524,838

547,174

551,169

558,970

586,291

595,890

598,667