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As at 31 October 2020

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Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 412,068

Licence classLicence typeTotal
Car Full 301,331
  Non-novice Learner 430
  Novice Learner (L1) 5,911
  Novice Learner (L2) 17,161
  Provisional (P1) 6,985
  Provisional (P2) 11,544
Motorcycle Full 53,882
  Novice Learner 1,137
  Provisional (P1) 673
  Provisional (P2) 967
Heavy vehicle Full 68,103
  Heavy vehicle learner 1,006

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 TypeTotal
AMBULANCE 189
ATV 3,651
BUS 2,454
CAMPERS 5,268
CAR 197,538
CARAVAN 14,944
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,121
FARM TRACTOR 7,671
FIRE UNITS 504
HORSE FLOAT 3,460
MOTORCYCLE 20,767
OTHER 4,206
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 485
STATION WAGON 142,407
TOW TRUCK 97
TRACTOR 583
TRAILER 109,132
TRUCK 49,101
UNGROUPED BODY TYPE 4,431
UTILITY 72,491
VAN 14,525
Grand Total 656,025

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 10,420 BRIGHTON 20,682
BURNIE 23,287 CENTRAL COAST 30,161
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 4,002 CIRCULAR HEAD 11,584
CLARENCE 63,551 DERWENT VALLEY 12,898
DEVONPORT 31,942 DORSET 11,676
FLINDERS 1,976 GEORGE TOWN 9,113
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 8,039 GLENORCHY 51,792
HOBART 53,997 HUON VALLEY 23,757
KENTISH 9,035 KING ISLAND 2,548
KINGBOROUGH 42,708 LATROBE 16,494
LAUNCESTON 80,323 MEANDER VALLEY 27,850
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 21,016 SORELL 20,842
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 10,244 TASMAN 4,438
WARATAH/WYNYARD 18,550 WEST COAST 5,130
WEST TAMAR 27,970 Grand Total 656,025

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 335,019
2 Light Goods Vehicle 123,579
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 12,567
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,611
5 Large Motorcycle 10,879
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 565
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,269
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 2,839
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 20,135
10 Heavy Trailer 16,781
11 Mobile Crane 153
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 4,320
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,957
15 Farm Tractor 7,163
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 663
17 Small Motorcycle 1,631
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 2,052
20 Medium Large Motorcycle 4,940
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 640
22 Special Interest Vehicles 7,652
23 Ride-Sourcing Vehicle 1,497
0 (No premium) 95,113
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 560,912
Grand Total 656,025