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JCB 7FT lorries: how many are still registered?

53still registered

JCB 7FT lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 81 (2020 Q2) - 65.4% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 7.5% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 34 in 2030.

32 of the survivors (60.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

65.4% survives 2020 Q2 peak: 81

Declared off-road (SORN)32 · 60.3%
Disappearing per year7.5%
Projected 2030~34

By year

All 53 surviving JCB 7FT lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2018 → 2020
40200
201820192020
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On the road over time

Total JCB 7FT lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

78
20182026: 52
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving JCB 7FT 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

4401cc to 4500cc53 lorries · 100%

Fuel

Diesel53 · 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.