How many Bedford 97s are left?
23 are on the road in Great Britain and 81 are declared off the road. A hundred or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
23
on the road in Great Britain
plus 81 declared off the road
Very rare
- Most on the road
- 996, the end of 1998
- Still on the road
- 2% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 12% (26 to 23)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same van recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97F70 Fleet | 6 | 16 | 296 (1996) |
| 97 760 | 8 | 25 | 241 (1998) |
| 97 G70 Diesel | 3 | 17 | 143 (1998) |
| 97170 Fleet | 0 | 4 | 121 (1995) |
| 97 K60 Diesel | 2 | 12 | 107 (1998) |
| 97 770 | 0 | 0 | 36 (1998) |
| 97 570 | 0 | 1 | 32 (1997) |
| 97 H70 Diesel | 0 | 0 | 26 (1997) |
| 97 560 | 2 | 0 | 21 (1997) |
| 97 K90 Diesel | 0 | 0 | 20 (1994) |
| 97 K70 Diesel | 0 | 0 | 17 (1996) |
| 97 790 | 2 | 5 | 13 (2001) |
| 97370 Electric | 0 | 1 | 8 (1994) |
| 97 H60 Diesel | 0 | 0 | 1 (1996) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.