For the last eight years the number of cars in Tatarstan has increased by 51.6 percent. Such information has been presented by Deputy Chief of the Department of State Road Traffic Safety Inspectorate under RT Ministry of the interior, Police Colonel Maskhut Miftakhov.

For now, the size of the republican autopark makes 1 mln 74 thousand 879 vehicles, whereas in 2004 it accounted for 709 thousand and 17 vehicles. Last year the republican autopark increased by 73 thousand vehicles, for 7 months of the current year more than 55 thousand new cars have appeared on Tatarstan roads.

The considerable growth was observed in Kazan. For example, 24 thousand new cars appeared in the capital in 2011. Thus, in comparison with 2004, the capital autopark has increased by 102 percent. For now, there are 321 thousand and 776 vehicles in Kazan.

According to Maskhut Miftakhov, 284 cars are accounted for 1 thousand citizens of republic, 285 cars fall to 1 thousand citizens of the capital. It should be noted, however, that the number of issued driving licences lags behind increase in the number of registered vehicles. 41 thousand people received driving licences for 7 months this year after passing courses, while for 12 months last year – 61 thousand people.