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HOW MANY TAFE ARE LEFT?

There are 350 TAFE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 74 TAFE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of TAFE was highest during 2022 Q2 (448). The number taxed topped out in 2022 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 24 (5%) TAFE have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of TAFE has gained 141. Licensed models have increased by 90 and the SORNed total has increased by 51.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 29 TAFE models. Taxed models have grown by 1 and the SORNed total has increased by 28.

83% of the surviving 424 TAFE in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY TAFE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2001 Q42022
2002 Q45053
2003 Q42002015
2004 Q44704727
2005 Q48008033
2006 Q49709717
2007 Q4109211114
2008 Q3135413928
2008 Q413941434
2009 Q1134111452
2009 Q2139101494
2009 Q314571523
2009 Q415071575
2010 Q1161816912
2010 Q216991789
2010 Q3173101835
2010 Q4179101896
2011 Q11941120516
2011 Q2195132083
2011 Q3199142135
2011 Q420672130
2012 Q12111222310
2012 Q2216162329
2012 Q3223142375
2012 Q4225132381
2013 Q1226152413
2013 Q2228162443
2013 Q3232172495
2013 Q4239182578
2014 Q1244182625
2014 Q2247192664
2014 Q3255202759
2014 Q4259202794
2015 Q1259202790
2015 Q2260232834
2015 Q3263262896
2015 Q4264282923
2016 Q1267292964
2016 Q2269292982
2016 Q3274293035
2016 Q4278333118
2017 Q1283373209
2017 Q22923833010
2017 Q3297373344
2017 Q43103734713
2018 Q1313383514
2018 Q23214336413
2018 Q3329443739
2018 Q4334433774
2019 Q1336423781
2019 Q2335433780
2019 Q33444438810
2019 Q4345443891
2020 Q1348453934
2020 Q2349463952
2020 Q33624640813
2020 Q4368484168
2021 Q13824542711
2021 Q2384444281
2021 Q3387484357
2021 Q4388504383
2022 Q138353436-2
2022 Q23935544812
2022 Q339056446-2
2022 Q4389574460
2023 Q138157438-8
2023 Q2387584457
2023 Q337860438-7
2023 Q4377614380
2024 Q137463437-1
2024 Q236766433-4
2024 Q336267429-4
2024 Q435769426-3
2025 Q1358694271
2025 Q235074424-3

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.