UK vehicle statistics / Beta

How many Beta RR 2T motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,198 licensed and 1,710 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Beta RR 2T generic-model group.

Looking at a RR 2T?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular RR 2T is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the RR 2T disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,214 in 2025 Q4 and stand at 1,198 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 59% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 1,710 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 2,908 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q11,1981,710
2025 Q41,2141,626
2025 Q31,1731,560
2025 Q21,1931,496
2025 Q11,1711,450
2024 Q41,1591,378
2024 Q31,1841,290
2024 Q21,2031,245
2024 Q11,1601,236
2023 Q41,1461,131
2023 Q31,1471,046
2023 Q21,1251,001

Other Beta models

See how many of every Beta model are left

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.