UK vehicle statistics / Taiwan Golden BEE

How many Taiwan Golden BEE FBG vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 30 licensed and 74 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Taiwan Golden BEE FBG generic-model group.

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

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Is the FBG disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 82 in 2015 Q3 and stand at 30 in 2026 Q1, down 63%. That is down 41% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

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 Q13074
2025 Q42876
2025 Q32777
2025 Q22876
2025 Q12974
2024 Q43075
2024 Q33174
2024 Q23275
2024 Q13275
2023 Q43270
2023 Q33669
2023 Q23769

Other Taiwan Golden BEE models

See how many of every Taiwan Golden BEE 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.