Vehicles discarded against refund

3   Vans1 discarded against refund, by make
Year and make Stock of vans 31 December Vans discarded against refund
Total Percentage of the stock Average age2 when discarded
1985  130 681 2 856 2.2 13.0
1986  145 983 4 334 3.0 13.0
1987  157 282 3 987 2.5 13.0
1988  162 700 4 212 2.6 13.0
1989  165 183 4 044 2.4 13.0
1990  164 738 3 306 2.0 13.0
1991  164 475 3 101 1.9 13.0
1992  165 446 3 155 1.9 14.0
1993  169 981 3 129 1.8 13.8
1994  176 528 3 035 1.7 14.2
1995  183 897 3 528 1.9 14.5
1996  186 523 12 188 6.5 14.5
1997  198 306 2 930 1.5 14.2
1998  208 955 4 224 2.0 14.2
1999  219 731 4 673 2.1 13.8
2000  233 248 5 542 2.4 14.5
2001  249 939 5 443 2.2 14.8
2002  258 133 6 529 2.5 15.2
         
Audi 5 522 28 0.5 8.4
Chevrolet 3 129 16 0.5 14.2
Citroën 10 934  246 2.2 11.9
Fiat 4 513 47 1.0 14.6
Ford 20 500 1 075 5.2 13.7
Jeep 6 236 16 0.3 7.9
Kia 3 692 8 0.2 5.5
Mazda 2 744  284 10.3 16.9
Mercedes Benz 11 059 87 0.8 15.0
Mitsubishi 19 577  523 2.7 15.3
Nissan 13 393  683 5.1 16.9
Opel 10 582 78 0.7 8.8
Peugeot 13 323  250 1.9 14.7
Renault 5 567 71 1.3 13.9
Seat 2 632 14 0.5 5.4
Skoda 3 540 32 0.9 7.5
Toyota 47 601 1 292 2.7 16.4
Volkswagen 35 097 1 015 2.9 16.0
Volvo 4 920  128 2.6 18.0
Other makes 33 572  636 1.9 14.9
1  Vans with a total weight of less than 3.5 tonnes.
2  As from 1993 decimals are used to show the average age.
Source: The Register of Vehicles at the Directorate of Public Roads, and discarded vehicle refund data from the Directorate of Customs and Excise.

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