2024 DVLA – Release Latest On The Road & SORN Figaro Figures
Yesterday we received a letter from the DVLA confirming the UK numbers as of 12th May 2024. The number of vehicles with a chassis prefix / VIN:- FK10 followed by 6 numbers was 4,671. This comprises 2,431 vehicles currently recorded as licensed (taxed), and 2,240 vehicles with a Statuary Off Road Notification (SORN) in force.
Reading into the figures means that a staggering 48% of the Figaros in the UK were off the road in May 2024. Comparing this with previous years (thanks to Nic Caraccio*) this seems much higher.
- 2018* – Licensed 3,529, SORN 1,415, (29%) TOTAL 4,944.
- 2019* – Licensed 3,336, SORN 1,572 (33%) TOTAL 4,908.
- 2024 – Licensed 2,431, SORN 2,240 (48%) TOTAL 4,671.
WHY ARE THE SORN NUMBERS SO HIGH?
The above figures show that the SORN numbers are increasing year on year. Without any hard evidence, we feel this may be for the following reasons.
- To save on the road tax (which has increased to £210 a year) and tax the car when the summer arrives.
- The additional daily cost of £12.50 due to ULEZ in London has caused many owners to limit the amount of time they spend driving their cars.
- Owners may be removing their cars as they are unroadworthy and don’t currently have the budget to fix it
- The car has been scrapped but the paperwork is incomplete so the DVLA still assume it is SORN
The figures are bittersweet, on a positive note the small drop in numbers is good news and shows that despite the car’s age there is still a demand to own a Figaro. The SORN numbers are concerning but as we have covered above there may be several reasons for this.
We would be interested to hear your views and thoughts on this, comment below 🙂
