50% jump in new cars being licensed

The number of new private cars licensed last month was up over 50% on July 2014 figures, according to the CSO.

There were 21,290 new private cars licensed for the first time in July, a rise of 51.7% on July 2014.

The number of new private cars licensed in July surpassed the January figures for the first time since the introduction of the dual registration system in 2013.