BEELINE MEMORY

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Licensed SORN
Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2024 2 5 27 25
2023 8 7 6 5 24 25 25 25
2022 10 9 9 8 26 26 25 25
2021 16 16 14 12 23 23 23 23
2020 14 13 15 14 25 26 24 24
2019 17 21 21 15 24 23 22 26
2018 28 25 27 25 21 19 19 20
2017 33 31 26 27 15 16 19 20
2016 39 35 35 37 9 10 13 12
2015 44 42 40 40 4 5 8 9
2014 36 42 45 45 1 0 2 2
2013 15 18 26 28 0 1 0 1
2012 0 4 9 14 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0
2007 0 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
Quarter Licensed SORN
2024 Q2 5 25
2024 Q1 2 27
2023 Q4 5 25
2023 Q3 6 25
2023 Q2 7 25
2023 Q1 8 24
2022 Q4 8 25
2022 Q3 9 25
2022 Q2 9 26
2022 Q1 10 26
2021 Q4 12 23
2021 Q3 14 23
2021 Q2 16 23
2021 Q1 16 23
2020 Q4 14 24
2020 Q3 15 24
2020 Q2 13 26
2020 Q1 14 25
2019 Q4 15 26
2019 Q3 21 22
2019 Q2 21 23
2019 Q1 17 24
2018 Q4 25 20
2018 Q3 27 19
2018 Q2 25 19
2018 Q1 28 21
2017 Q4 27 20
2017 Q3 26 19
2017 Q2 31 16
2017 Q1 33 15
2016 Q4 37 12
2016 Q3 35 13
2016 Q2 35 10
2016 Q1 39 9
2015 Q4 40 9
2015 Q3 40 8
2015 Q2 42 5
2015 Q1 44 4
2014 Q4 45 2
2014 Q3 45 2
2014 Q2 42 0
2014 Q1 36 1
2013 Q4 28 1
2013 Q3 26 0
2013 Q2 18 1
2013 Q1 15 0
2012 Q4 14 0
2012 Q3 9 0
2012 Q2 4 0
2012 Q1 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0
2006 Q4 0
2005 Q4 0
2004 Q4 0
2003 Q4 0
2002 Q4 0
2001 Q4 0
2000 Q4 0
1999 Q4 0
1998 Q4 0
1997 Q4 0
1996 Q4 0
1995 Q4 0
1994 Q4 0

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Licensed 0 1 2 0 1 1
SORN 8 5 9 0 1 2
Year Licensed SORN
2017 1 2
2016 1 1
2015 0 0
2014 2 9
2013 1 5
2012 0 8

This table records the year of registration, not the actual age of the vehicle. More info.
Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Licensed 0 1 2 0 1 1
SORN 8 5 9 0 1 2
Year Licensed SORN
2017 1 2
2016 1 1
2015 0 0
2014 2 9
2013 1 5
2012 0 8

Vehicles registered for the first time, annually

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 23 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year Registrations
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 6
2015 4
2014 23
2013 15
2012 12
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2023 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
Up to 50cc 5 25
Capacity Licensed SORN
Up to 50cc Petrol 5 25
Diesel
Other