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HOW MANY PULSE BT 49 ARE LEFT?

There are 73 PULSE BT 49 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,677 PULSE BT 49 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of PULSE BT 49 was highest during 2015 Q1 (3,266). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,516 (46%) PULSE BT 49 have been scrapped or exported.

During 2016 Q4 the number of PULSE BT 49 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 PULSE BT 49 has fallen by 1,449. Licensed models have fallen by 2,238 and the SORNed total has increased by 789.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 454 PULSE BT 49 models. Taxed models have declined by 343 and the SORNed total has fallen by 111.

96% of the remaining 1,750 PULSE BT 49 in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY PULSE BT 49 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q33803838
2009 Q48108143
2010 Q1123012342
2010 Q2220022097
2010 Q33233326106
2010 Q4419642599
2011 Q160410614189
2011 Q288917906292
2011 Q31,168311,199293
2011 Q41,395531,448249
2012 Q11,538711,609161
2012 Q21,777911,868259
2012 Q31,9741152,089221
2012 Q42,0761602,236147
2013 Q12,1272232,350114
2013 Q22,1892792,468118
2013 Q32,3253062,631163
2013 Q42,3873732,760129
2014 Q12,4244222,84686
2014 Q22,5304582,988142
2014 Q32,6705313,201213
2014 Q42,5916493,24039
2015 Q12,4777893,26626
2015 Q22,3118883,199-67
2015 Q32,1969963,192-7
2015 Q41,9961,1253,121-71
2016 Q11,8741,1943,068-53
2016 Q21,7001,2722,972-96
2016 Q31,5331,3442,877-95
2016 Q41,4261,4602,8869
2017 Q11,3131,5032,816-70
2017 Q21,2151,5692,784-32
2017 Q31,1051,5792,684-100
2017 Q49991,6292,628-56
2018 Q19021,6672,569-59
2018 Q28411,6922,533-36
2018 Q37501,7362,486-47
2018 Q46841,7682,452-34
2019 Q16301,7552,385-67
2019 Q25681,7602,328-57
2019 Q35271,7792,306-22
2019 Q44801,8012,281-25
2020 Q14581,8002,258-23
2020 Q24161,7882,204-54
2020 Q34011,7832,184-20
2020 Q43931,7912,1840
2021 Q13581,8012,159-25
2021 Q23381,8022,140-19
2021 Q33051,8172,122-18
2021 Q42721,8302,102-20
2022 Q12551,8272,082-20
2022 Q22371,8232,060-22
2022 Q32191,8272,046-14
2022 Q42161,8342,0504
2023 Q11951,8422,037-13
2023 Q21691,8492,018-19
2023 Q31551,8452,000-18
2023 Q41431,8632,0066
2024 Q11361,8652,001-5
2024 Q21221,8581,980-21
2024 Q31191,8211,940-40
2024 Q41061,7201,826-114
2025 Q1901,6671,757-69
2025 Q2731,6771,750-7

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.