According to figures released by the AEA, the number of agricultural tractors registered for road use during January was 698, 10% more than in the same month last year.

The latest figure is the highest for January since 2014.

Stephen Howarth, Agricultural Economist at the AEA said, "This total may include some late notifications of tractors which were pre-registered in advance of the implementation of new regulations from 1 January 2018. Therefore, it is too early to say whether those pre-registrations will have a knock-on effect on tractor registrations as we move further into 2018."