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LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

24

In the UK

Licensed Cars

12

In the UK

SORN Cars

12

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 24 LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49 left registered in the UK - 12 licensed and 12 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49 fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49 statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 12 licensed and 12 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
6
12
18
12
2025
10
17
16
5
13
7
8
19
2024
5
14
14
7
12
8
9
16
2023
11
14
14
9
10
8
8
14
2022
12
16
14
9
9
6
9
13
2021
11
15
17
11
9
6
6
11
2020
14
15
16
12
10
9
8
10
2019
15
17
20
14
6
4
4
10
2018
15
20
19
15
6
3
4
7
2017
16
21
20
14
6
4
4
8
2016
19
22
20
17
4
3
4
7
2015
18
20
20
19
5
5
4
6
2014
19
21
21
16
2
2
3
9
2013
20
19
20
20
4
4
4
4
2012
21
19
20
19
4
3
3
5
2011
21
26
26
22
5
0​
1
4
2010
24
27
25
21
5
1
1
5
2009
29
30
27
25
1
0​
1
4
2008
30
30
2
2
2007
32
0​
2006
29
0​
2005
31
0​
2004
34
0​
2003
34
0​
2002
12
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49?

In the UK, only 34 have ever been registered. There are 35% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

4.9 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

34

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

35%

12 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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LOTUSs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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Collecting Cars

2021 Lotus Exige 410 Sport

Current Bid: £47,000

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Mathewsons

1972 LOTUS EUROPA TWIN-CAM

Est: £17,500 - £20,000

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Trade Classics

1963 Ford Lotus Cortina MK1 Re...

Current Bid: £18,000

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WB & Sons

2007 Lotus Elise S2 S

Est: £8,000 - £12,000

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Mathewsons

1965 LOTUS CORTINA

Est: £24,000 - £25,000

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO GT3

Est: £23,000 - £25,500

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WB & Sons

1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2S

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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Mathewsons

1995 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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Mathewsons

1972 LOTUS ELAN + 2S 130

Est: £12,500 - £15,000

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Mathewsons

1989 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO

Est: £23,000 - £25,000

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PistonHeads

2014 Lotus Exige LF1

Current Bid: £25,250

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Mathewsons

1967 LOTUS ELAN

Est: £14,000 - £16,000

See More

Learn more about LOTUS ELISE TYPE 49, browse the price guides and current listings

The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

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This data is UK specific.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

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Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

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It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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