AUGUST 2025: L-Category (scooters, motorcycles & other light vehicles) New Vehicle Registrations

MCIA has today published the new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2025. 

This includes Mopeds, Scooters, Motorcycles and some other specific sectors of the wider L-Category vehicle types.    

New registrations for the month of August continue to show improvement above the overall year to date trend. Whilst not as strong an improvement as that witnessed in July, August continues to improve with a reduced decline in comparison to the same month in 2024. Total market volumes for the month closed at 6,846 units which resulted in a market decline of minus 11.5%   

The Scooter segment continues to perform ahead of the 2024 ending the month with a positive 3.2% in the month where the Motorcycle segments remained negative albeit still vastly improved from the first 6 months.  

Tony Campbell, CEO of MCIA, said: “It is encouraging to see the market recovering, albeit still negative, with certain segments now performing ahead of 2024.  We remain hopeful that the decline will continue to narrow as we move toward the last quarter of the year.  

September will be a crucial month, as the introduction of the new 75 registration plate makes it the second largest volume month for the sector.       

Whilst the reduction in Bank of England interest rates will provide some support, ongoing economic uncertainty and the widely discussed potential Tax rises are doing little to boost consumer confidence. We will continue to engage with Government departments to ensure the sector’s needs are fully understood as we head toward the Autumn budget”   

More details on the August and year to date 2025 registration figures can be found here. 

Please credit MCIA when quoting this information.  

Notes for Editors: 

MCIA is the body that represents the UK L-Category vehicle industry. L-Category vehicles can be defined as motorised lightweight scooters, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles, typically with zero or low-emission power.   

Within regulation they are defined as ‘L-Category’ vehicles (Regulation 168/2013) and are a great solution to the congestion and air quality challenges we all face. They are also sometimes referred to as powered light vehicles (PLV). 

For more information about the work of MCIA and L-Category vehicles, or to interview MCIA’s CEO, Tony Campbell, please contact Siobhan Kirk at s.kirk@mcia.co.uk.