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Registration & Licensing Statistics (MAR 2015)Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 371,460

Licence class Licence type Total
CarFull 268,714
Non-novice Learner 234
Novice Learner (L1) 12,914
Novice Learner (L2) 9,321
Provisional (P1) 6,083
Provisional (P2) 9,474
MotorcycleFull 45,254
Novice Learner 1,933
Provisional (P1) 1,598
Provisional (P2) 1,936
Heavy vehicleFull 64,109
Heavy vehicle learner 716

An example of a Non-novice Learner is a client who applies for a learner licence after having a Tasmanian licence expired for more than 5 years.

Note that drivers can hold more than one licence type and class (for example a full heavy vehicle licence and a novice learner motorcycle licence); as a consequence summing the total column here will not equal the number of current tasmanian drivers.

Current Registrations by Vehicle Type

Vehicle Type Total
AMBULANCE 152
ATV 2,743
BUS 2,241
CAMPERS 4,743
CAR 202,172
CARAVAN 10,540
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 1,976
FARM TRACTOR 6,494
FIRE UNITS 539
HORSE FLOAT 3,102
MOTORCYCLE 18,462
OTHER 4,120
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 437
STATION WAGON 104,966
TOW TRUCK 68
TRACTOR 651
TRAILER 96,955
TRUCK 42,122
UTILITY 56,506
VAN 13,068
Grand Total 572,057

Registrations by Municipality

Municipality Total Municipality Total
BREAK O'DAY 8,807BRIGHTON 16,132
BURNIE 21,053CENTRAL COAST 26,766
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,382CIRCULAR HEAD 10,279
CLARENCE 55,120DERWENT VALLEY 10,586
DEVONPORT 28,096DORSET 10,355
FLINDERS 1,705GEORGE TOWN 7,777
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 6,571GLENORCHY 45,072
HOBART 50,924HUON VALLEY 19,321
KENTISH 7,637KING ISLAND 2,247
KINGBOROUGH 35,688LATROBE 13,427
LAUNCESTON 73,341MEANDER VALLEY 24,208
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 18,896SORELL 16,520
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,074TASMAN 3,608
WARATAH/WYNYARD 16,355WEST COAST 4,943
WEST TAMAR 24,167Grand Total 572,057

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium Class Total
1 Motor Car 300,857
2 Light Goods Vehicle 99,267
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 10,734
4 Medium Motorcycle 2,166
5 Large Motorcycle 9,086
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 608
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,326
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 5,980
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 14,404
10 Heavy Trailer 11,593
11 Mobile Crane 158
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,652
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,702
15 Farm Tractor 6,042
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 654
17 Small Motorcycle 1,789
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,757
20 Medium Large Motorcycle 4,180
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 458
22 Special Interest Vehicles 5,610
0 (No premium) 87,034
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 485,023
Grand Total 572,057