Statistics

We publish a range of statistics from the Motor Vehicle Traders Register.

Trader statistics

The table below shows the number of registered motor vehicles traders in each month.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 3221 3208 3157 3096 3059 3094 3119 3121 3097 3092 3087 3076
2021 3072 3067 3057 3081 3103 3083 3060 3055 3043 3044 3058 3055
2022 3042 3027 3008 3010 3020 3020 3012 3004 2994 2985 2950 2940
2023 2912 2887 2875 2860 2865 2876 2880 2893 2890 2891 2921 2909
2024 2909 2922 2906 2892 2871 2852 2860 2870 2880 2872 2833 2810
2025                        

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A year in numbers (2023 to 2024)

Registration and complaints statistics for the 2023 to 2024 financial year

The figures below refer to 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Number of registered traders - 2852Icon showing licencing outcomes in 2024Icons showing number of non-compliance orders with Disputes Tribunal and complaints receivedIcons showing number of complaints to MTVR

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Number of registered traders

  • 2852 (at 30/06/2024)

Licensing outcomes

  • Registrations cancelled: 6
  • Bans confirmed: 11

Non-Compliance with Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal order 

  • Complaints received: 23
  • Complaints closed: 13
  • First breach recorded: 30
  • Second breach recorded: 9

Complaints

  • Complaints received: 108
  • Completed investigations: 116
  • Companies/individuals convicted of offences: 3

A year in numbers (2022 to 2023)

Registration and complaints statistics for the 2022 to 2023 financial year

The figures below refer to the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

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Number of licensed advisers

  • 2882 registered traders at 30 June 2023

Licensing outcomes

  • 5 registrations cancelled
  • 27 bans confirmed
  • 0 applications refused

Non-compliance with Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal (MVDT) order

  • 22 complaints received
  • 20 complaints completed
  • 2 awaiting appeal of MVDT decisions
  • 28 first breach recorded non-compliance with MVDT order
  • 13 second breach recorded non-compliance with MVDT order

Complaints

  • 70 complaints received
  • 72 completed investigations
  •  3 prosecutions made with charges laid