Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1905 Automotive Facts and Figures

From Graces Guide

Note: This is a sub-section of Automotive Facts and Figures


Imports and Exports.[1]

  • January 368 imported. c75 exported.

Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.[2][3]

  • Cars: 31,129 (12 months to 30th June)
  • Motorcycles: 34,706 (12 months to 30th June)
  • Heavy cars: 868 (12 months to 30th June)

Imports and Exports.[4]

  • Cars imported 5,622 (£2.438m)
  • Parts imported (£929k)
  • Motorcycles imported 1,700 (£55.8k)
  • Parts (24k)
  • Cars exported 1,079 (377k)
  • Parts exported (£126k)
  • Motorcycles exported 125,861 (£695k)
  • Parts (£17k)

Licences issued[5]

England

  • Motorcycles -
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 19,053
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 2,033
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 5 tons) 42
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 158
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 5 tons) 413
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 5 tons) 7816

Scotland

  • Motorcycles -
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 1,686
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 378
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 5 tons) -
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 27
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 5 tons) 17
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 5 tons) 1,415

Note: Motor vehicles used exclusively for trade are not listed as they are exempt from duty


Value of imports including cars, motorcycles, parts and accessories.[6]

  • £3,446,966

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