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European industry lobby group's 2023 Vehicles in Service report finds UK car parc is newer than EU average

The average car in the UK is 10 years old, according to new figures published by European automotive industry lobby group the ACEA.

That makes the UK’s fleet the eighth-newest in Europe. The youngest belong to Luxembourg (averaging 7.6 years old), Denmark (8.5 years) and Austria (8.8 years). Greece has the oldest, at an average of 17 years. 

The average car in the European Union is 12 years old, said the ACEA report, up 0.2

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