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Riley 1.5 vans: how many are still registered?

3still registered

Riley 1.5 vans still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

1 of the survivors (33.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

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

Declared off-road (SORN)1 · 33.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Riley 1.5 nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is vans only.

Riley 1.5 cars1,137still reg.

By year

All 3 surviving Riley 1.5 vans, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 2 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1949 → 1953
210
19491950195119521953
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On the road over time

Total Riley 1.5 vans registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

3
20042026: 3
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Riley 1.5 vans 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

1401cc to 1500cc2 vans · 66.6%
1701cc to 1800cc1 vans · 33.3%

Fuel

Petrol3 · 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.