Truck Registrations up 10 per cent

Figures published last week by the SMMT show truck registrations grew 9.6 per cent for the rolling year, despite the massive distortion caused by the introduction of digital tachographs. If vans and other light commercial vehicles are included in the picture, the rolling year total drops, down 1.

4 per cent to 390,202 units, but the total for the month of May is up 1.4 per cent to 31,293. .