January 8th, 2021.

The Motorcycle Trader/MCIA registrations figures to the end of November 2020 can now be downloaded by clicking on the image in the main story and below. 

In a year like no other, where old habits and routines were redefined, Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) supported many Brits in their hour of need.

In fact, the 2020 PTW registration statistics, released today by industry association MCIA, paint an encouraging picture as PTWs firmly cemented their place in the emerging transport hierarchy.

Despite two lockdowns, when government curiously decided that providing transport to key sectors of society was not essential business, overall registrations of PTWs were just 2.6% down on 2019 at 104,612.

Within that, scooters were 10.5% up and motorcycles down just 6.7%. Although this figure was enhanced slightly by the registration of some Euro 4 PTWs ahead of the introduction of the 2021 Euro 5 regulations, the underlying situation is overwhelmingly positive.

The simplicity and versatility of electric PTWs continued to attract a growing band of support, often motivated by the ability to charge many e-PTWs via a conventional three-pin plug and in some cases, remove the battery and charge it away from the vehicle. In 2020 e-PTW registrations were 51.2% up on 2019.


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