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Optare Tempo buses and coaches: how many are still registered?

7still registered

Optare Tempo buses and coaches still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

4 of the survivors (57.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

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Declared off-road (SORN)4 · 57.1%

By year

All 7 surviving Optare Tempo buses and coaches, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2010 → 2017
420
20102011201220132014201520162017
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On the road over time

Total Optare Tempo buses and coaches registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

7
20102026: 6
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Optare Tempo buses and coaches 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

6301cc to 6400cc4 buses and coaches · 57.1%
6801cc to 6900cc3 buses and coaches · 42.8%

Fuel

Diesel7 · 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.