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JCB 6TST lorries: how many are still registered?

288still registered

JCB 6TST lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 330 (2018 Q2) - 87.2% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 3.3% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 241 in 2030.

200 of the survivors (69.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

87.2% survives 2018 Q2 peak: 330

Declared off-road (SORN)200 · 69.4%
Disappearing per year3.3%
Projected 2030~241

By year

All 288 surviving JCB 6TST lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2015 → 2018
2001000
2015201620172018
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On the road over time

Total JCB 6TST lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

328
2015log scale2026: 271
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving JCB 6TST lorries 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 100cc66 lorries · 22.9%
4401cc to 4500cc222 lorries · 77.0%

Fuel

Diesel288 · 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.