Twelve years ago 225,269 new cars were registered and 42,450 imports later added to that number. Even with a large number of cars now receiving end-of-life certificates and the effects of the scrappage scheme the 2000-registered vehicles are still the fourth most numerous age-group of vehicles on the country's roads.
Cars from the Celtic Tiger boom years are currently the most numerous on Ireland's roads. Around 200,000 vehicles first registered in 2007 are currently 'live' on the country's roads; along with a similar number from 2005 and 2006.
The large number of 12-year-old cars still on the road is attributed not just to the number sold when new but the longevity of those vehicles.
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