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Branson BS 50 motorcycles: how many are still registered?

34still registered

Branson BS 50 motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 108 (2012 Q4) - 31.4% of that peak survives.

34 of the survivors (100%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

31.4% survives 2012 Q4 peak: 108

Declared off-road (SORN)34 · 100%

By year

All 34 surviving Branson BS 50 motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 42 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 44.7% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built2008 → 2012
20100
20082009201020112012
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On the road over time

Total Branson BS 50 motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

108
2008log scale2026: 34
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Branson BS 50 motorcycles 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

Up to 50cc34 motorcycles · 100%

Fuel

Petrol34 · 100%

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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.