VELOCETTE MISSING

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 6.2k 6.2k 2.7k 2.6k
2023 6.2k 6.2k 6.1k 6.1k 2.6k 2.6k 2.6k 2.6k
2022 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 2.4k 2.4k 2.5k 2.5k
2021 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 2.4k 2.4k 2.4k 2.4k
2020 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 2.3k 2.3k 2.3k 2.4k
2019 6.1k 6.2k 6.2k 6.2k 2.2k 2.2k 2.3k 2.3k
2018 5.8k 6.0k 6.1k 6.1k 2.3k 2.2k 2.2k 2.2k
2017 5.9k 5.9k 5.9k 5.9k 2.1k 2.2k 2.2k 2.3k
2016 5.9k 5.9k 5.9k 5.9k 2.0k 2.0k 2.1k 2.1k
2015 6.0k 5.9k 5.9k 5.9k 1.8k 1.8k 1.9k 2.0k
2014 5.8k 5.9k 6.0k 6.0k 1.6k 1.6k 1.7k 1.7k
2013 5.5k 5.7k 5.8k 5.8k 1.4k 1.4k 1.5k 1.7k
2012 5.4k 5.4k 5.3k 5.4k 1.4k 1.5k 1.8k 1.8k
2011 5.5k 5.5k 5.5k 5.4k 1.3k 1.4k 1.7k 1.7k
2010 5.5k 5.5k 5.5k 5.5k 1.3k 1.3k 1.5k 1.5k
2009 5.5k 5.6k 5.6k 5.6k 1.2k 1.3k 1.5k 1.5k
2008 5.6k 5.6k 1.4k 1.4k
2007 5.6k 1.3k
2006 5.7k
2005 5.9k
2004 5.9k
2003 5.9k
2002 5.9k
2001 5.9k
2000 6.0k
1999 6.1k
1998 6.2k
1997 6.2k
1996 6.6k
1995 5.6k
1994 5.8k
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 6.2k 2.6k
2024 Q1 6.2k 2.7k
2023 Q4 6.1k 2.6k
2023 Q3 6.1k 2.6k
2023 Q2 6.2k 2.6k
2023 Q1 6.2k 2.6k
2022 Q4 6.2k 2.5k
2022 Q3 6.2k 2.5k
2022 Q2 6.2k 2.4k
2022 Q1 6.2k 2.4k
2021 Q4 6.2k 2.4k
2021 Q3 6.2k 2.4k
2021 Q2 6.2k 2.4k
2021 Q1 6.2k 2.4k
2020 Q4 6.2k 2.4k
2020 Q3 6.2k 2.3k
2020 Q2 6.2k 2.3k
2020 Q1 6.2k 2.3k
2019 Q4 6.2k 2.3k
2019 Q3 6.2k 2.3k
2019 Q2 6.2k 2.2k
2019 Q1 6.1k 2.2k
2018 Q4 6.1k 2.2k
2018 Q3 6.1k 2.2k
2018 Q2 6.0k 2.2k
2018 Q1 5.8k 2.3k
2017 Q4 5.9k 2.3k
2017 Q3 5.9k 2.2k
2017 Q2 5.9k 2.2k
2017 Q1 5.9k 2.1k
2016 Q4 5.9k 2.1k
2016 Q3 5.9k 2.1k
2016 Q2 5.9k 2.0k
2016 Q1 5.9k 2.0k
2015 Q4 5.9k 2.0k
2015 Q3 5.9k 1.9k
2015 Q2 5.9k 1.8k
2015 Q1 6.0k 1.8k
2014 Q4 6.0k 1.7k
2014 Q3 6.0k 1.7k
2014 Q2 5.9k 1.6k
2014 Q1 5.8k 1.6k
2013 Q4 5.8k 1.7k
2013 Q3 5.8k 1.5k
2013 Q2 5.7k 1.4k
2013 Q1 5.5k 1.4k
2012 Q4 5.4k 1.8k
2012 Q3 5.3k 1.8k
2012 Q2 5.4k 1.5k
2012 Q1 5.4k 1.4k
2011 Q4 5.4k 1.7k
2011 Q3 5.5k 1.7k
2011 Q2 5.5k 1.4k
2011 Q1 5.5k 1.3k
2010 Q4 5.5k 1.5k
2010 Q3 5.5k 1.5k
2010 Q2 5.5k 1.3k
2010 Q1 5.5k 1.3k
2009 Q4 5.6k 1.5k
2009 Q3 5.6k 1.5k
2009 Q2 5.6k 1.3k
2009 Q1 5.5k 1.2k
2008 Q4 5.6k 1.4k
2008 Q3 5.6k 1.4k
2007 Q4 5.6k 1.3k
2006 Q4 5.7k
2005 Q4 5.9k
2004 Q4 5.9k
2003 Q4 5.9k
2002 Q4 5.9k
2001 Q4 5.9k
2000 Q4 6.0k
1999 Q4 6.1k
1998 Q4 6.2k
1997 Q4 6.2k
1996 Q4 6.6k
1995 Q4 5.6k
1994 Q4 5.8k

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

?
Licensed 3.9k
SORN 1.5k
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0
SORN 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 97 57 39 50 57 42 43 18 27 13
SORN 59 33 34 39 29 34 26 17 19 12
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 44 51 60 124 119 83 124 140 201 183
SORN 30 31 37 62 58 43 51 77 96 86
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 4 2 1 2 1 25 42 41 36 34
SORN 3 0 0 1 1 19 11 20 20 18
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 6 13 17 30 25 47 54 78 51 12
SORN 6 6 8 21 14 22 19 23 22 7
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 1 6 0 3 0 2 3 10 18 23
SORN 2 3 0 2 0 1 3 4 9 7
1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Licensed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 3.9k 1.5k
2000 1 0
1999 0 1
1998 0 1
1997 0 0
1996 0 0
1995 0 0
1994 0 0
1993 0 0
1992 0 0
1991 0 0
1990 0 0
1989 0 0
1988 0 0
1987 0 0
1986 0 0
1985 0 0
1984 1 0
1983 1 0
1982 1 0
1981 0 0
1980 0 0
1979 0 0
1978 0 0
1977 1 1
1976 3 1
1975 2 0
1974 0 1
1973 0 2
1972 1 1
1971 3 2
1970 13 12
1969 27 19
1968 18 17
1967 43 26
1966 42 34
1965 57 29
1964 50 39
1963 39 34
1962 57 33
1961 97 59
1960 183 86
1959 201 96
1958 140 77
1957 124 51
1956 83 43
1955 119 58
1954 124 62
1953 60 37
1952 51 31
1951 44 30
1950 34 18
1949 36 20
1948 41 20
1947 42 11
1946 25 19
1945 1 1
1944 2 1
1943 1 0
1942 2 0
1941 4 3
1940 12 7
1939 51 22
1938 78 23
1937 54 19
1936 47 22
1935 25 14
1934 30 21
1933 17 8
1932 13 6
1931 6 6
1930 23 7
1929 18 9
1928 10 4
1927 3 3
1926 2 1
1925 0 0
1924 3 2
1923 0 0
1922 6 3
1921 1 2
1920 0 0
1919 0 1
1918 0 0
1917 0 0
1916 0 0
1915 0 0
1914 0 0
1913 1 0

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2021 2022 2023 ?
Licensed 0 2 2 1.6k
SORN 0 0 0 780
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 1
SORN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licensed 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
SORN 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0
SORN 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Licensed 2 6 4 2 0 3 1 1 1 1
SORN 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Licensed 6 4 3 2 2 4 3 5 3 12
SORN 4 3 1 2 1 0 2 3 2 5
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Licensed 235 148 137 156 128 117 86 57 50 37
SORN 102 62 73 76 65 68 51 32 36 30
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Licensed 80 84 114 192 219 169 216 272 401 374
SORN 27 41 41 71 85 65 97 123 135 155
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Licensed 4 4 0 2 6 58 98 81 62 85
SORN 1 2 1 3 1 19 27 20 27 29
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Licensed 21 17 29 57 65 86 103 127 115 17
SORN 6 6 4 23 20 17 35 48 42 7
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Licensed 3 5 6 5 6 4 7 16 34 46
SORN 1 4 3 4 1 0 2 5 5 13
1919 1920
Licensed 1 0
SORN 0 1
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 1.6k 780
2023 2 0
2022 2 0
2021 0 0
2020 1 1
2019 1 0
2018 5 1
2017 4 0
2016 2 0
2015 0 0
2014 0 1
2013 0 0
2012 0 0
2011 0 0
2010 1 0
2009 0 0
2008 0 1
2007 1 0
2006 1 1
2005 0 0
2004 0 1
2003 0 2
2002 3 1
2001 2 1
2000 0 1
1999 2 4
1998 1 0
1997 1 2
1996 0 0
1995 1 0
1994 0 0
1993 1 0
1992 1 3
1991 1 0
1990 1 0
1989 1 0
1988 1 0
1987 1 0
1986 3 0
1985 0 1
1984 2 1
1983 4 1
1982 6 0
1981 2 1
1980 12 5
1979 3 2
1978 5 3
1977 3 2
1976 4 0
1975 2 1
1974 2 2
1973 3 1
1972 4 3
1971 6 4
1970 37 30
1969 50 36
1968 57 32
1967 86 51
1966 117 68
1965 128 65
1964 156 76
1963 137 73
1962 148 62
1961 235 102
1960 374 155
1959 401 135
1958 272 123
1957 216 97
1956 169 65
1955 219 85
1954 192 71
1953 114 41
1952 84 41
1951 80 27
1950 85 29
1949 62 27
1948 81 20
1947 98 27
1946 58 19
1945 6 1
1944 2 3
1943 0 1
1942 4 2
1941 4 1
1940 17 7
1939 115 42
1938 127 48
1937 103 35
1936 86 17
1935 65 20
1934 57 23
1933 29 4
1932 17 6
1931 21 6
1930 46 13
1929 34 5
1928 16 5
1927 7 2
1926 4 0
1925 6 1
1924 5 4
1923 6 3
1922 5 4
1921 3 1
1920 0 1
1919 1 0

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
17 21 21 42 38 41 29 27 48 32 40 32 54 44 38 36 28 42 41 30 41 37 36 15
Year Registrations
2024 15
2023 36
2022 37
2021 41
2020 30
2019 41
2018 42
2017 28
2016 36
2015 38
2014 44
2013 54
2012 32
2011 40
2010 32
2009 48
2008 27
2007 29
2006 41
2005 38
2004 42
2003 21
2002 21
2001 17

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
Unknown 3 1 3
Up to 50cc 4 1
51cc to 125cc 3 1
101cc to 200cc 6
126cc to 150cc 128 50
151cc to 200cc 1.4k 750
201cc to 300cc 454 165
301cc to 400cc 2.1k 3 779 1
401cc to 500cc 607 267
501cc to 600cc 1.4k 615
601cc to 700cc 5 1
701cc to 800cc 1
901cc to 1000cc 2 2
1001cc to 1100cc 1
1901cc to 2000cc 1
2001cc to 2100cc 1
5001cc to 5100cc 1
Over 15000cc 10 2
Capacity Licensed SORN
Unknown Petrol 3 3
Diesel
Other 1
Up to 50cc Petrol 4 1
Diesel
Other
51cc to 125cc Petrol 3 1
Diesel
Other
101cc to 200cc Petrol 6
Diesel
Other
126cc to 150cc Petrol 128 50
Diesel
Other
151cc to 200cc Petrol 1.4k 750
Diesel
Other
201cc to 300cc Petrol 454 165
Diesel
Other
301cc to 400cc Petrol 2.1k 779
Diesel 3 1
Other
401cc to 500cc Petrol 607 267
Diesel
Other
501cc to 600cc Petrol 1.4k 615
Diesel
Other
601cc to 700cc Petrol 5 1
Diesel
Other
701cc to 800cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
901cc to 1000cc Petrol 2 2
Diesel
Other
1001cc to 1100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
1901cc to 2000cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
2001cc to 2100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
5001cc to 5100cc Petrol 1
Diesel
Other
Over 15000cc Petrol 10 2
Diesel
Other