UK vehicle statistics / TGB

How many TGB FTG vans are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 442 licensed and 236 SORN vehicles in the UK within the TGB FTG generic-model group.

Looking at a FTG?

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 FTG is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the FTG disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 469 in 2024 Q3 and stand at 442 in 2026 Q1, down 6%. That is up 99% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 236 are declared SORN — 1 in 3 of the 678 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 Q1442236
2025 Q4439227
2025 Q3446215
2025 Q2444204
2025 Q1441201
2024 Q4444190
2024 Q3469161
2024 Q2464149
2024 Q1445143
2023 Q4446137
2023 Q3435120
2023 Q2440102

Other TGB models

  • FTH — 106 licensed

See how many of every TGB 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.