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Piaggio ZIP motorcycles: how many are still registered?

6,977still registered

Piaggio ZIP motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 7 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 12,555 (2008 Q4) - 55.5% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 3.2% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 5,927 in 2030.

5,701 of the survivors (81.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

55.5% survives 2008 Q4 peak: 12,555

Declared off-road (SORN)5,701 · 81.7%
Disappearing per year3.2%
Projected 2030~5,927

By year

All 6,977 surviving Piaggio ZIP motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 4,190 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 58.3% 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 built1996 → 2025
8004000
19962025
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On the road over time

Total Piaggio ZIP motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

12,555
1995log scale2026: 6,863
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Piaggio ZIP motorcycles 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

Up to 50cc6,372 motorcycles · 91.3%
51cc to 125cc605 motorcycles · 8.6%

Fuel

Petrol6,974 · 99.9%
Diesel3 · under 0.1%

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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.