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HOW MANY COMMER ARE LEFT?

There are 930 COMMER left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 453 COMMER that are currently SORNED.

The total number of COMMER was highest during 1994 Q4 (2,626). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 1,243 (47%) COMMER have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of COMMER has gained 97. Licensed models have fallen by 33 and the SORNed total has increased by 130.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 23 COMMER models. Taxed models have declined by 51 and the SORNed total has increased by 74.

67% of the surviving 1,383 COMMER in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY COMMER ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42,62602,6262,626
1995 Q42,14002,140-486
1996 Q42,07302,073-67
1997 Q41,95901,959-114
1998 Q41,76901,769-190
1999 Q41,68201,682-87
2000 Q41,52501,525-157
2001 Q41,38101,381-144
2002 Q41,28901,289-92
2003 Q41,20901,209-80
2004 Q41,13801,138-71
2005 Q41,09701,097-41
2006 Q41,04401,044-53
2007 Q41,0162371,253209
2008 Q31,0362321,26815
2008 Q41,0112351,246-22
2009 Q11,0062361,242-4
2009 Q21,0082261,234-8
2009 Q31,0112341,24511
2009 Q49732551,228-17
2010 Q19842591,24315
2010 Q21,0042341,238-5
2010 Q39952411,236-2
2010 Q49622481,210-26
2011 Q19832491,23222
2011 Q21,0012331,2342
2011 Q31,0082291,2373
2011 Q49812441,225-12
2012 Q19952421,23712
2012 Q29832441,227-10
2012 Q39832521,2358
2012 Q49442701,214-21
2013 Q19562561,212-2
2013 Q29782361,2142
2013 Q39682551,2239
2013 Q49533011,25431
2014 Q19642961,2606
2014 Q29683011,2699
2014 Q39733121,28516
2014 Q49483251,273-12
2015 Q19633201,28310
2015 Q29633231,2863
2015 Q39653251,2904
2015 Q49413361,277-13
2016 Q19473421,28912
2016 Q29613381,29910
2016 Q39563491,3056
2016 Q49323571,289-16
2017 Q19513601,31122
2017 Q29593691,32817
2017 Q39603801,34012
2017 Q49423801,322-18
2018 Q19453901,33513
2018 Q29653711,3361
2018 Q39733771,35014
2018 Q49633811,344-6
2019 Q19883811,36925
2019 Q29923771,3690
2019 Q31,0003801,38011
2019 Q49833881,371-9
2020 Q19843901,3743
2020 Q29813791,360-14
2020 Q39773961,37313
2020 Q49614031,364-9
2021 Q19774041,38117
2021 Q29704061,376-5
2021 Q39694031,372-4
2021 Q49534041,357-15
2022 Q19674061,37316
2022 Q29714031,3741
2022 Q39644041,368-6
2022 Q49564101,366-2
2023 Q19624171,37913
2023 Q29614221,3834
2023 Q39434281,371-12
2023 Q49214321,353-18
2024 Q19404341,37421
2024 Q29524351,38713
2024 Q39504341,384-3
2024 Q49254421,367-17
2025 Q19304481,37811
2025 Q29304531,3835

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.