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HOW MANY UM ARE LEFT?

There are 463 UM left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 253 UM that are currently SORNED.

There are currently more UM, in total, than ever before. The number taxed topped out in 2025 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 235 UM models. Taxed models have grown by 14 and the SORNed total has increased by 221.

65% of the surviving 716 UM in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY UM ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2017 Q23033
2017 Q32702724
2017 Q44404417
2018 Q16126319
2018 Q29529734
2018 Q3148715558
2018 Q4173918227
2019 Q1221923048
2019 Q23051732292
2019 Q33832340684
2019 Q44133444741
2020 Q1419364558
2020 Q24493248126
2020 Q34614150221
2020 Q445049499-3
2021 Q1445555001
2021 Q2442595011
2021 Q342473497-4
2021 Q440194495-2
2022 Q1383105488-7
2022 Q239295487-1
2022 Q33871094969
2022 Q438812851620
2023 Q13741435171
2023 Q238015453417
2023 Q338117455521
2023 Q437719056712
2024 Q13692015703
2024 Q238320658919
2024 Q342621564152
2024 Q442823466221
2025 Q144425069432
2025 Q246325371622

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.