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Bedford Midi buses and coaches: how many are still registered?

11still registered

Bedford Midi buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 750 (1995 Q4) - 1.4% of that peak survives.

8 of the survivors (72.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

1.4% survives 1995 Q4 peak: 750

Declared off-road (SORN)8 · 72.7%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Bedford Midi nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is buses and coaches only.

Bedford Midi cars1still reg.Bedford Midi vans61still reg.

By year

All 11 surviving Bedford Midi buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1955 → 1990
840
19551990
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On the road over time

Total Bedford Midi buses and coaches registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

750
1994log scale2026: 11
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Bedford Midi buses and coaches split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1501cc to 1600cc1 buses and coaches · 9.0%
1901cc to 2000cc9 buses and coaches · 81.8%
2101cc to 2200cc1 buses and coaches · 9.0%

Fuel

Petrol7 · 63.6%
Diesel4 · 36.3%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.