40% increase in new cars licensed last month but figures down 27% annually 

Last month, 5747 cars were licensed, contributing to the 77,620 cars licensed so far this year. File image.

The number of new cars licensed in September was 40% higher than the same month last year.

Figures released by the Central Statistics Office reveal that while the total number of cars licensed in the first nine months of the year is down, there was a spike in that number during the month of September.