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HOW MANY FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD ARE LEFT?

There are 698 FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4,825 FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD that are currently SORNED.

The total number of FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD was highest during 2004 Q4 (36,184). The number taxed topped out in 2004 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 30,661 (85%) FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD have been scrapped or exported.

During 2019 Q3 the number of FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD has fallen by 18,870. Licensed models have fallen by 20,822 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,952.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 3,851 FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD models. Taxed models have declined by 3,141 and the SORNed total has fallen by 710.

87% of the remaining 5,523 FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY FORD TRANSIT 280 SWB TD ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2000 Q45800580580
2001 Q49,50609,5068,926
2002 Q420,865020,86511,359
2003 Q431,329031,32910,464
2004 Q436,184036,1844,855
2005 Q435,605035,605-579
2006 Q434,701034,701-904
2007 Q434,15351234,665-36
2008 Q333,69053934,229-436
2008 Q433,42759134,018-211
2009 Q133,31466633,980-38
2009 Q233,23970533,944-36
2009 Q333,06969433,763-181
2009 Q432,81467033,484-279
2010 Q132,78967033,459-25
2010 Q232,68372233,405-54
2010 Q332,46576733,232-173
2010 Q432,02188332,904-328
2011 Q131,77693332,709-195
2011 Q231,46797732,444-265
2011 Q331,1521,03032,182-262
2011 Q430,7271,09631,823-359
2012 Q130,2891,15731,446-377
2012 Q229,8731,18131,054-392
2012 Q329,3901,24930,639-415
2012 Q428,7311,42830,159-480
2013 Q128,1521,50129,653-506
2013 Q227,6641,52729,191-462
2013 Q326,9511,57928,530-661
2013 Q426,2031,75127,954-576
2014 Q125,5771,82527,402-552
2014 Q225,0801,81226,892-510
2014 Q324,9612,06727,028136
2014 Q423,4232,37525,798-1,230
2015 Q122,3812,61124,992-806
2015 Q221,5202,87324,393-599
2015 Q320,2763,14523,421-972
2015 Q419,2123,50422,716-705
2016 Q118,3663,80722,173-543
2016 Q217,2943,93421,228-945
2016 Q316,1894,16120,350-878
2016 Q415,1974,47819,675-675
2017 Q114,0624,66418,726-949
2017 Q212,9464,82317,769-957
2017 Q311,8064,94316,749-1,020
2017 Q410,6315,12315,754-995
2018 Q19,4335,23714,670-1,084
2018 Q28,5335,20813,741-929
2018 Q37,6605,29112,951-790
2018 Q46,9645,37312,337-614
2019 Q16,2925,36111,653-684
2019 Q25,7065,33411,040-613
2019 Q35,1705,36810,538-502
2019 Q44,5885,46610,054-484
2020 Q14,0655,6189,683-371
2020 Q23,8395,5359,374-309
2020 Q33,6265,4839,109-265
2020 Q43,2015,5728,773-336
2021 Q12,9405,5318,471-302
2021 Q22,8015,4578,258-213
2021 Q32,5255,3977,922-336
2021 Q42,2705,4177,687-235
2022 Q12,0785,3917,469-218
2022 Q21,9345,3167,250-219
2022 Q31,7945,2907,084-166
2022 Q41,6205,3176,937-147
2023 Q11,4665,2916,757-180
2023 Q21,3655,2686,633-124
2023 Q31,2725,2566,528-105
2023 Q41,1605,2576,417-111
2024 Q11,0415,2536,294-123
2024 Q29865,2286,214-80
2024 Q39135,1676,080-134
2024 Q47984,9905,788-292
2025 Q17354,8685,603-185
2025 Q26984,8255,523-80

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.