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Small Public Service Vehicles

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  • In 2013, there were 21,901 small public service vehicles (SPSVs) licensed to operate. More than half of these were based in Dublin.
  • Wheelchair accessible taxis and hackneys represented 4.2% (916) of the total small public service vehicles in 2013.
Table 10.1 Number of small public service vehicles by type, 2007-2013
Number
YearHackneyLimousineTaxiWheelchair accessible taxiWheelchair accessible hackneyTotal
20074,8681,33117,9921,504*25,695
20084,9181,33919,5811,602*27,440
20094,4971,30519,5651,570*26,937
20103,7721,21618,9201,401*25,309
20113,2411,20418,1011,227423,777
20122,8661,25717,7501,0771422,964
20132,5321,31617,1378981821,901
       
* Not available      
Source: National Transport Authority    
Table 10.2 Age profile of small public service vehicle fleet by type, 2013
      Number
AgeHackneyLimousineTaxiWheelchair accessible taxiWheelchair accessible hackneyTotal
       
Under 1 year283519330259
1 to < 2 years464145343547
2 to < 3 years6039595202716
3 to < 4 years85391,320811,453
4 to < 5 years102321,0521201,198
5 to < 6 years2591291,6727342,137
6 to < 7 years4722062,86012533,666
7 to < 8 years4141862,64011323,355
8 to < 9 years3851052,46811213,071
9 to < 10 years259911,6418212,074
Over 10 years4224132,24334613,425
       
Total2,5321,31617,1378981821,901
       
Source: National Transport Authority    

                                         

Table 10.3 Number of small public service vehicles by type and county of licensing, 2013
       Number and rate
CountyHackneyLimousineTaxiWheelchair accessible taxiWheelchair accessible hackneyTotal% of national SPSV fleet% of population 2011
         
Carlow31390901330.61.2
Cavan66287601610.71.6
Clare12849176713611.62.6
Cork4111521,3567031,9929.111.3
Donegal198211701504041.83.5
Dublin6737810,316383011,14450.927.7
Galway179626454829364.35.5
Kerry136972191704692.13.2
Kildare136796145308824.04.6
Kilkenny31121521902141.02.1
Laois48121452312291.01.8
Leitrim2763860770.40.7
Limerick101684992116903.24.2
Longford2545760920.40.8
Louth58324423215652.62.7
Mayo136301451203231.52.8
Meath80789095411,1225.14.0
Monaghan6191080880.41.3
Offaly861362821710.81.7
Roscommon7915341001380.61.4
Sligo22141301121790.81.4
Tipperary1863533322591.23.5
Waterford37491931702961.42.5
Westmeath31132282602981.41.9
Wexford89331301922731.23.2
Wicklow83502571504051.83.0
         
Total2,5321,31617,1378981821,901100.0100.0
         
Source: National Transport Authority      

                                         

Table 10.4 Number of small public service vehicles by type and main make, 2013
      Number
MakeHackneyLimousineTaxiWheelchair accessible taxiWheelchair accessible hackneyTotal
      
Audi312413600191
Beauford01300013
Bentley02100021
BMW1810513700260
Carbodies01100011
Chevrolet6210400112
Chrysler111008200193
Citroen221160131197
Daewoo116008
Daimler02000020
Fiat273762142322
Ford465291,8957452,468
Honda11022600237
Hyundai671242100500
Jaguar11570023
Kia51528700343
Land Rover31800021
Lexus3564500104
Lincoln02700027
Mazda11120300215
Mercedes-Benz1696627594601,636
Mitsubishi83650076
Nissan94197217621,245
Opel42128591338
Peugeot521110140177
Renault441328220395
Rolls-Royce03300033
Rover26160024
Saab50220027
Seat3706600103
Skoda244112,744002,999
Ssangyong9314500157
Subaru106007
Suzuki3080011
Toyota638166,10811516,878
Vauxhall10112210134
Volkswagen438571,54621462,261
Volvo615430064
Other makes24170050
      
Total2,5321,31617,1378981821,901
       
Source: National Transport Authority

                                         

Table 10.5 Number of small public service vehicles by county and age of vehicle, 2013
       Number
CountyAge (years)
Under 3 3-55-77-99-1010 and overTotal
 
Carlow201532281325133
Cavan16938501731161
Clare19301081123755361
Cork1612035736181412961,992
Donegal2550951374453404
Dublin7871,5372,9143,2641,0611,58111,144
Galway48135240254102157936
Kerry59421391013296469
Kildare4810522826291148882
Kilkenny272061532429214
Laois203755621441229
Leitrim313201761877
Limerick318216419772144690
Longford1013192991292
Louth32571511735696565
Mayo192471873686323
Meath68933013471181951,122
Monaghan77322051788
Offaly31339571544171
Roscommon17174137620138
Sligo111446581832179
Tipperary151968802849259
Waterford163077992846296
Westmeath19251011012527298
Wexford182770753152273
Wicklow23341201084575405
        
Total1,5222,6515,8036,4262,0743,42521,901
        
Source: National Transport Authority

                                         

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