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Leyland DAF FT 55 lorries: how many are still registered?

12still registered

Leyland DAF FT 55 lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 93 (2003 Q4) - 12.9% of that peak survives.

11 of the survivors (91.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

12.9% survives 2003 Q4 peak: 93

Declared off-road (SORN)11 · 91.6%

By year

All 12 surviving Leyland DAF FT 55 lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 4 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 75.0% 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 built1997 → 2000
420
1997199819992000
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On the road over time

Total Leyland DAF FT 55 lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

93
1996log scale2026: 11
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Leyland DAF FT 55 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

5801cc to 5900cc2 lorries · 100%

Fuel

Diesel12 · 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.