The number of vehicles registered in Guernsey has risen, according to government figures.
Data from a freedom of information request shows there are currently 90,794 vehicles registered on the island, compared with 88,532 in 2022, a rise of 2.6%.
Despite this, the States of Guernsey's traffic and highway services said it estimated only 46,000 were in active circulation.
The department said this figure was only an estimation as there was no legal requirement for the States to be notified if a vehicle was deregistered.
In 2022, the States estimated 65,400 vehicles were currently in circulation locally.
Reacting to the new figures, road safety campaigner Ross Le Brun said: "We have a crazy over-dependence on cars when you consider how far most of our journeys are on such a small island.
"We choose to take longer in a car than it would have to walk or cycle. The 45-minute wait for parking at the north show proves that.
"The reason given for driving by most is that they don't feel it's safe to walk or cycle and, given the recent bad smashes around that area in the last week alone, they kind of have a point.
"It needs to be up there as something that is a priority for the people responsible for it. Make the networks more harmonious for all users but prioritising keeping pedestrians safe."
Politicians have stated Guernsey has one of the highest levels of car ownership per capita in the developed world.
In 2014, Guernsey's States adopted an on-island transport strategy designed to "reduce the number of miles travelled in private motor vehicles in favour of walking, cycling and buses by making these alternative modes of travel easier and more attractive than at present".
The BBC has approached the president of the committee for the environment and infrastructure, Deputy Aidrian Gabriel, whether that strategy would be updated during this political term - but has not yet received an answer.
- Private - 63,248
- Motorcycle - 13,744
- Trailer - 8
- Commercial - 13,794
According to the new figures provided by the States of Guernsey, 45,073 people have a full Guernsey driving licence and 5,791 hold provisional licences.
A total of 44,886 of the full licence holders have a full category B licence, which allows them to drive a car.
The figures also showed there were about 5,500 public car parking spaces across the island.
Excluding the main public car parks like Albert Pier, Crown Pier, North Beach including the East Arm, Salerie Corner and Odeon Car Park, there are about 4,000 public car parking spaces across the island.