'Increase' in New Year van registrations
Date: 08 February 2008
More couriers are expected to be driving on Britain's roads after the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported than January saw an increase in van registrations.
Figures compiled by the body show that there was an 8.5 per cent rise in the number of van drivers registering their vehicles on the same month in 2007.
A total of 22,287 vans were registered throughout the month, according to the statistics.
"We've seen a strong start to the year, with truck registrations back to expected volumes," said Paul Everitt, chief executive at the SMMT.
"January's figures are encouraging. It's early days, but by the end of the year we may well have a total that exceeds the year-end average for each of the last ten years."
Truck registration also saw a good start to 2008, with 4,458 registered in January – a 51.3 per cent increase on the same month last year. 
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