DECEMBER REGISTRATIONS BOOST

UK powered two-wheeler registrations ended 2013 on a monthly high note, acording to latest data from the Motor Cycle Industry Association.
 
Total registrations in December were up by 11.3 per cent to 4116 units. Motorcycles and scooters stacked on 16.7 per cent at 3548 units but the 50cc moped sector shrank by 13.9 per cent to just 568 units.
 
For the full 12 months of 2013, overall PTW registrations are 1.9 per cent down with a total of 91,910 units. However, over-50cc machines were positive, up by 1.2 per cent to a total of 81,180 motorcycles and scooters. Mopeds remain a basket case with a 20 per cent annual decline to 10,730 units.
 
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