ZNEN

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HOW MANY ZNEN ARE LEFT?

There are 271 ZNEN left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,673 ZNEN that are currently SORNED.

The total number of ZNEN was highest during 2018 Q4 (2,645). The number taxed topped out in 2017 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 701 (27%) ZNEN have been scrapped or exported.

During 2019 Q4 the number of ZNEN 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 ZNEN has fallen by 184. Licensed models have fallen by 1,323 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,139.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 461 ZNEN models. Taxed models have declined by 834 and the SORNed total has increased by 373.

86% of the remaining 1,944 ZNEN in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY ZNEN ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2008 Q32770277277
2008 Q43850385108
2009 Q1479148095
2009 Q2519852747
2009 Q35212054114
2009 Q4506365421
2010 Q149147538-4
2010 Q2475635380
2010 Q346863531-7
2010 Q4453795321
2011 Q14559555018
2011 Q246010356313
2011 Q347012159128
2011 Q451612564150
2012 Q1621133754113
2012 Q2781143924170
2012 Q38931451,038114
2012 Q49641651,12991
2013 Q19831951,17849
2013 Q21,0972161,313135
2013 Q31,2452111,456143
2013 Q41,3332611,594138
2014 Q11,3892841,67379
2014 Q21,4723341,806133
2014 Q31,5913631,954148
2014 Q41,5504321,98228
2015 Q11,5684782,04664
2015 Q21,5945342,12882
2015 Q31,6495722,22193
2015 Q41,6426302,27251
2016 Q11,6096952,30432
2016 Q21,5627572,31915
2016 Q31,6098102,419100
2016 Q41,6318782,50990
2017 Q11,6168922,508-1
2017 Q21,6529372,58981
2017 Q31,5999752,574-15
2017 Q41,5651,0392,60430
2018 Q11,4891,0892,578-26
2018 Q21,4541,1062,560-18
2018 Q31,4761,1292,60545
2018 Q41,4641,1812,64540
2019 Q11,4321,2022,634-11
2019 Q21,3701,2102,580-54
2019 Q31,2791,2542,533-47
2019 Q41,1891,3132,502-31
2020 Q11,1191,3342,453-49
2020 Q21,1051,3002,405-48
2020 Q31,0901,3402,43025
2020 Q41,0891,3622,45121
2021 Q11,0111,4082,419-32
2021 Q29631,4002,363-56
2021 Q39011,4502,351-12
2021 Q48351,4832,318-33
2022 Q18311,5022,33315
2022 Q28141,5082,322-11
2022 Q37321,5362,268-54
2022 Q46911,5732,264-4
2023 Q16281,5862,214-50
2023 Q25921,5992,191-23
2023 Q35461,6102,156-35
2023 Q45021,6392,141-15
2024 Q14621,6752,137-4
2024 Q24021,7032,105-32
2024 Q33651,6982,063-42
2024 Q43311,6852,016-47
2025 Q13131,6611,974-42
2025 Q22711,6731,944-30

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.