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Registration & Licensing Statistics (MAY 2015)Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 372,148

Licence class Licence type Total
CarFull 269,148
Non-novice Learner 234
Novice Learner (L1) 12,747
Novice Learner (L2) 9,464
Provisional (P1) 6,202
Provisional (P2) 9,518
MotorcycleFull 45,508
Novice Learner 1,938
Provisional (P1) 1,623
Provisional (P2) 1,904
Heavy vehicleFull 64,210
Heavy vehicle learner 720

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 150
ATV 2,751
BUS 2,254
CAMPERS 4,731
CAR 201,055
CARAVAN 10,589
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 1,978
FARM TRACTOR 6,524
FIRE UNITS 540
HORSE FLOAT 3,133
MOTORCYCLE 18,001
OTHER 4,107
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 438
STATION WAGON 105,319
TOW TRUCK 70
TRACTOR 645
TRAILER 97,157
TRUCK 42,200
UTILITY 56,771
VAN 13,045
Grand Total 571,458

Registrations by Municipality

Municipality Total Municipality Total
BREAK O'DAY 8,827BRIGHTON 16,256
BURNIE 21,009CENTRAL COAST 26,712
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,392CIRCULAR HEAD 10,284
CLARENCE 54,869DERWENT VALLEY 10,660
DEVONPORT 28,089DORSET 10,383
FLINDERS 1,700GEORGE TOWN 7,772
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 6,591GLENORCHY 45,117
HOBART 50,227HUON VALLEY 19,479
KENTISH 7,634KING ISLAND 2,272
KINGBOROUGH 35,792LATROBE 13,413
LAUNCESTON 73,395MEANDER VALLEY 24,121
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 18,703SORELL 16,568
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,082TASMAN 3,599
WARATAH/WYNYARD 16,412WEST COAST 4,919
WEST TAMAR 24,181Grand Total 571,458

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium Class Total
1 Motor Car 301,261
2 Light Goods Vehicle 99,608
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 10,760
4 Medium Motorcycle 2,112
5 Large Motorcycle 8,773
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 620
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,332
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 4,815
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 14,502
10 Heavy Trailer 11,623
11 Mobile Crane 156
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,714
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,705
15 Farm Tractor 6,058
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 660
17 Small Motorcycle 1,776
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,699
20 Medium Large Motorcycle 4,082
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 468
22 Special Interest Vehicles 5,596
0 (No premium) 87,138
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 484,320
Grand Total 571,458