*50% of the sample companies have 5-25 vehicles in the fleet; 25% of the sample have 26-50 vehicles and 25% of the sample have more than 51 vehicles. While this does not follow the pattern of licence holders in the UK precisely, it does reflect the disproportionate buying power of the larger fleets.
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United Kingdom (UK): Commercial vehicles ownership types survey 2010 to 2014
This statistic shows the trend in commercial vehicle fleet ownership types in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2014. A peak in the purchase of second-hand vehicles was observed in 2012, the year in which the lowest proportion of vehicles were acquired from new. The frequency of long-term rentals was increasing between 2010 and 2013, but was then shown to decline in 2014.
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