METROCAB MANUAL

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
2023 4 2 1 130 131 131
2022 6 6 7 4 131 132 129 130
2021 10 8 8 8 132 130 130 129
2020 16 15 12 10 132 132 133 133
2019 28 25 23 18 128 127 128 132
2018 36 32 33 30 129 129 129 130
2017 46 42 42 39 134 133 128 127
2016 80 69 64 52 125 129 134 135
2015 116 103 94 85 119 123 124 124
2014 162 146 139 131 114 114 120 119
2013 230 216 204 172 94 93 84 115
2012 306 282 259 248 98 101 91 90
2011 442 408 359 338 134 117 116 102
2010 616 579 530 487 140 126 134 126
2009 796 756 699 666 150 142 155 134
2008 885 844 151 141
2007 1.1k 127
2006 1.3k
2005 1.5k
2004 1.7k
2003 1.8k
2002 2.0k
2001 2.0k
2000 2.1k
1999 2.1k
1998 1.8k
1997 1.5k
1996 1.2k
1995 942
1994 707
Quarter Licensed SORN
2023 Q3 1 131
2023 Q2 2 131
2023 Q1 4 130
2022 Q4 4 130
2022 Q3 7 129
2022 Q2 6 132
2022 Q1 6 131
2021 Q4 8 129
2021 Q3 8 130
2021 Q2 8 130
2021 Q1 10 132
2020 Q4 10 133
2020 Q3 12 133
2020 Q2 15 132
2020 Q1 16 132
2019 Q4 18 132
2019 Q3 23 128
2019 Q2 25 127
2019 Q1 28 128
2018 Q4 30 130
2018 Q3 33 129
2018 Q2 32 129
2018 Q1 36 129
2017 Q4 39 127
2017 Q3 42 128
2017 Q2 42 133
2017 Q1 46 134
2016 Q4 52 135
2016 Q3 64 134
2016 Q2 69 129
2016 Q1 80 125
2015 Q4 85 124
2015 Q3 94 124
2015 Q2 103 123
2015 Q1 116 119
2014 Q4 131 119
2014 Q3 139 120
2014 Q2 146 114
2014 Q1 162 114
2013 Q4 172 115
2013 Q3 204 84
2013 Q2 216 93
2013 Q1 230 94
2012 Q4 248 90
2012 Q3 259 91
2012 Q2 282 101
2012 Q1 306 98
2011 Q4 338 102
2011 Q3 359 116
2011 Q2 408 117
2011 Q1 442 134
2010 Q4 487 126
2010 Q3 530 134
2010 Q2 579 126
2010 Q1 616 140
2009 Q4 666 134
2009 Q3 699 155
2009 Q2 756 142
2009 Q1 796 150
2008 Q4 844 141
2008 Q3 885 151
2007 Q4 1.1k 127
2006 Q4 1.3k
2005 Q4 1.5k
2004 Q4 1.7k
2003 Q4 1.8k
2002 Q4 2.0k
2001 Q4 2.0k
2000 Q4 2.1k
1999 Q4 2.1k
1998 Q4 1.8k
1997 Q4 1.5k
1996 Q4 1.2k
1995 Q4 942
1994 Q4 707

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 1
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
SORN 2 3 1 4 11 17 22 32 26 11
Year Licensed SORN
2005 0 1
2004 0 0
2003 0 0
2002 0 0
2001 0 0
2000 0 11
1999 1 26
1998 1 32
1997 0 22
1996 1 17
1995 0 11
1994 0 4
1993 1 1
1992 0 3
1991 0 2

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

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ?
Licensed 0 0 0 0 0 0
SORN 0 0 0 0 1 2
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Licensed 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
SORN 2 3 1 4 11 16 22 31 26 11
Year Licensed SORN
Unknown 0 2
2005 0 1
2004 0 0
2003 0 0
2002 0 0
2001 0 0
2000 0 11
1999 1 26
1998 1 31
1997 0 22
1996 1 16
1995 0 11
1994 0 4
1993 1 1
1992 0 3
1991 0 2

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
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year Registrations
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 1
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0

Vehicles licensed or SORN in 2022 Q4, by fuel type and engine capacity

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Capacity Licensed SORN
Petrol Diesel Other Petrol Diesel Other
2401cc to 2500cc 4 126
2601cc to 2700cc 2
2701cc to 2800cc 2
Capacity Licensed SORN
2401cc to 2500cc Petrol
Diesel 4 126
Other
2601cc to 2700cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other
2701cc to 2800cc Petrol
Diesel 2
Other