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Optare Solo lorries: how many are still registered?

6still registered

Optare Solo lorries still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

3 of the survivors (50.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

Every lorry drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.

Declared off-road (SORN)3 · 50.0%

Derivatives

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

Optare Solo vans1still reg.Optare Solo buses and coaches1,315still reg.

By year

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

Year built2000 → 2003
420
2000200120022003
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On the road over time

Total Optare Solo lorries registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

6
20022026: 5
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Optare Solo 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

4201cc to 4300cc6 lorries · 100%

Fuel

Diesel6 · 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.