UK car registrations down 20% for the new ’58′ plate

UK car registrations down 20% for the new ’58′ plate

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

It’s that time of the year again when, as a lad I used to go to the roads, with a pen and paper and note down how many ‘new cars’ I could see. I still remember the excitement when I say my first H reg car. But that’s going back a bit!
Unfortunately the times are changing and the latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) that new car registrations were down 18.6% to 63,225 compared within the same month in 2007.

Brand new cars – there are less 58 plates on the road
Is this a result of the economic down turn, environmental awareness or the price of fuel? Possibly a result of all the factors. It seems that there are bleak times ahead for the motoring industry.

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