OTHER ELECTRIC

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HOW MANY OTHER ELECTRIC ARE LEFT?

There are 697 OTHER ELECTRIC left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 512 OTHER ELECTRIC that are currently SORNED.

The total number of OTHER ELECTRIC was highest during 1994 Q4 (1,807). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 598 (33%) OTHER ELECTRIC have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of OTHER ELECTRIC has fallen by 352. Licensed models have fallen by 532 and the SORNed total has increased by 180.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 118 OTHER ELECTRIC models. Taxed models have declined by 173 and the SORNed total has increased by 55.

58% of the surviving 1,209 OTHER ELECTRIC in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY OTHER ELECTRIC ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41,80701,8071,807
1995 Q41,77101,771-36
1996 Q41,53201,532-239
1997 Q41,42901,429-103
1998 Q41,39401,394-35
1999 Q41,38901,389-5
2000 Q41,25401,254-135
2001 Q41,28401,28430
2002 Q41,32201,32238
2003 Q41,29301,293-29
2004 Q41,25101,251-42
2005 Q41,17501,175-76
2006 Q41,09401,094-81
2007 Q41,038561,0940
2008 Q3980701,050-44
2008 Q4969651,034-16
2009 Q1964591,023-11
2009 Q293264996-27
2009 Q390982991-5
2009 Q489580975-16
2010 Q188475959-16
2010 Q287563938-21
2010 Q38747494810
2010 Q486671937-11
2011 Q184973922-15
2011 Q282469893-29
2011 Q3810888985
2011 Q481081891-7
2012 Q1813798921
2012 Q2827739008
2012 Q381777894-6
2012 Q481677893-1
2013 Q18467692229
2013 Q29136697957
2013 Q390173974-5
2013 Q49177499117
2014 Q1971751,04655
2014 Q2955861,041-5
2014 Q31,2862871,573532
2014 Q41,2263191,545-28
2015 Q11,2183271,5450
2015 Q21,2293321,56116
2015 Q31,1983351,533-28
2015 Q41,1643581,522-11
2016 Q11,1403561,496-26
2016 Q21,1233431,466-30
2016 Q31,1023501,452-14
2016 Q41,0793601,439-13
2017 Q11,0773591,436-3
2017 Q21,0823671,44913
2017 Q31,0743791,4534
2017 Q41,0523911,443-10
2018 Q11,0253961,421-22
2018 Q21,0024021,404-17
2018 Q31,0044141,41814
2018 Q49764291,405-13
2019 Q19564321,388-17
2019 Q29484381,386-2
2019 Q39394471,3860
2019 Q49194611,380-6
2020 Q18914631,354-26
2020 Q28704571,327-27
2020 Q38674621,3292
2020 Q48584681,326-3
2021 Q18374701,307-19
2021 Q28434641,3070
2021 Q38394691,3081
2021 Q48244791,303-5
2022 Q18144811,295-8
2022 Q28114781,289-6
2022 Q37914821,273-16
2022 Q47884921,2807
2023 Q17564971,253-27
2023 Q27424971,239-14
2023 Q37405051,2456
2023 Q47295071,236-9
2024 Q17125191,231-5
2024 Q27165181,2343
2024 Q37155161,231-3
2024 Q47045171,221-10
2025 Q16935201,213-8
2025 Q26975121,209-4

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.