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Niesmann + Bischoff Smove lorries: how many are still registered?

8still registered

Niesmann + Bischoff Smove lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 9 (2022 Q2) - 88.8% of that peak survives.

1 of the survivors (12.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

88.8% survives 2022 Q2 peak: 9

Declared off-road (SORN)1 · 12.5%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Niesmann + Bischoff Smove nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is lorries only.

Niesmann + Bischoff Smove vans4still reg.

By year

All 8 surviving Niesmann + Bischoff Smove lorries, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2017 → 2020
210
2017201820192020
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On the road over time

Total Niesmann + Bischoff Smove lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

9
20172026: 9
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Niesmann + Bischoff Smove 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

2201cc to 2300cc6 lorries · 75.0%
2301cc to 2400cc2 lorries · 25.0%

Fuel

Diesel8 · 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.