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Official figures put Northern Ireland's licensed vehicle stock at a record 1,328,860 by the end of June 2025. That is more than a trivia statistic: it affects MOT demand, parking, servicing and the supply of cars changing hands.
Read full article →Official Northern Ireland survey data shows EV ownership remains low and the share of people seriously considering an electric car fell from 25% to 19% in a year. The age and urban-rural split is just as revealing.
Read full article →DVA delivered about 1.149 million vehicle tests during 2025/26, with 302,727 tests in the final quarter alone. The scale explains why even small changes in demand can be felt quickly by NI motorists.
Read full article →Consumer Council figures show a striking town-by-town gap in NI pump prices. In the 10 September survey, the difference between the cheapest and dearest town averages was 16p per litre for petrol and 18p for diesel.
Read full article →Northern Ireland's latest official road-safety report contains one statistic that jumps off the page: 75% of vehicles measured on built-up roads exceeded the limit under free-running overnight conditions.
Read full article →DVA figures put the 2025/26 total at 1,203,596, illustrating just how central private road transport remains to everyday life in NI.
Read full article →The 2025/26 figures also show 853 fixed penalties worth £124,200, 110 convictions and 97 joint operations with PSNI.
Read full article →At ESB chargers, contactless high-power charging is 75p/kWh from July 2026, while members pay 70p/kWh plus a £4.99 monthly subscription.
Read full article →Average quote data for 17-24-year-olds fell 6% in Q2 2026, yet Northern Ireland remains one of the UK's most expensive regions for young motorists.
Read full article →Q2 quote data put Belfast City at £902.71 on average, around £320 above the lowest-cost NI council area in the same sample.
Read full article →Quote data for the second quarter of 2026 put the average Northern Ireland premium at £664.26, up 6.4% in a quarter and behind only London and the West Midlands.
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