71 replies to this topic

[Ethel]

I wonder if sorned means they've actually being sorned or if it includes those that came off the road before sorn came in & were never recorded as scrapped?

It'd be nice to think that for every 1.6 Min's on the road there's another sat in someones garage scoffing the contents of their wallet 'n "just resting"

[bananaman]

Lol, one of those SORNed is mine, but I also have one I exported and then bought back. Because it's not on the road I cannot re-register it or SORN it yet.

That makes one more to add to the totals.

[MK1]

lol yea I have one SORN and one on the road live and kicking.

[JordanRaisbeck]

wow i wish there was more on the road!!!

[mab01uk]

Worked out some more statistics using the DVLA figures...............

119,275 Minis were on UK roads in 2002.
87,413 Minis taxed/sorned in UK in 2009.
=31,862 Minis have been scrapped/gone missing since 2002 (7 years).

Averaged out = approx. 4500 Minis scrapped/missing each year between 2002 - 2009
(or 2 x London to Brighton Runs worth every year!)

1,492,352 UK Minis have been scrapped over the past 50 years (94.34%)

Does anyone have any ideas/theories why far more Austin Minis (38.3%) have survived than Morris (6.2%) ?

Edited by mab01uk, 18 June 2009 - 10:45 PM.

[MK1]

Worked out some more statistics using the DVLA figures...............

119,275 Minis were on UK roads in 2002.
87,413 Minis taxed/sorned in UK in 2009.
=31,862 Minis have been scrapped/gone missing since 2002 (7 years).

Averaged out = approx. 4500 Minis scrapped/missing each year between 2002 - 2009
(or 2 x London to Brighton Runs worth every year!)

1,492,352 UK Minis have been scrapped over the past 50 years (94.34%)

Does anyone have any ideas/theories why far more Austin Minis (38.3%) have survived than Morris (6.2%) ?

I might be totally wrong but arnt the Morris Minis the really early ones only...so just in bits by now.

Edited by MK1, 18 June 2009 - 11:00 PM.

[Ethel]

You'll note there are no BL or Austin Rover Minis listed, all the Minis I've owned from that era have been registered as Austin regardless of what it said on the badges.

I suppose the "scrapped" figure will be fairly accurate since Sorn came in, it will include exports and those that have migrated to the racetrack (unless they are just sorned?) but still a worryingly large number.

[adam_mini]

Mines been off the road for 5 years sat in a field for 3 and being restored for the last 2 Soon the mighty mini will rise once more

Theres one more for the sorn list

Edited by adam_mini, 19 June 2009 - 12:59 PM.

[mab01uk]

You'll note there are no BL or Austin Rover Minis listed, all the Minis I've owned from that era have been registered as Austin regardless of what it said on the badges.

I suppose the "scrapped" figure will be fairly accurate since Sorn came in, it will include exports and those that have migrated to the racetrack (unless they are just sorned?) but still a worryingly large number.

Thanks Ethel that makes more sense now.................all my BL/Austin-Rover era Minis badged only as "Mini" were Austin in the log book now you mention it..

Yes a worryingly large number still being scrapped each year, hopefully more Mini owners will make the effort to save accident damaged or MOT failure Minis but this scrappage listing on Ebay is not a good sign:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...T...93:1|294:50

I would not object to anyone saving it with a suitable donor V5 to beat this Government scrappage scheme!!

Edited by mab01uk, 19 June 2009 - 06:44 PM.

[The_Mistro]

what about rover minis?

[mab01uk]

what about rover minis?

See my previous post No.28 for the breakdown of the latest 2009 DVLA figures including Rover Minis............nearly 50% already gone.

Survivor Breakdown:
Austin Mini: 38.3%
Morris Mini: 6.2%
Rover Mini: 53.8%
Riley Elf: 0.9%
Wolseley Hornet: 0.8%

Edited by mab01uk, 19 June 2009 - 07:54 PM.

[The_Mistro]

sorry, i did look further up the page, but didnt see it! i must be going blind!

i cant believe how few have survived!!!!

[dazzul]

I only want a small 30k of the sorned ones

[mini-man-dan]

Not all 'scrapped' minis have gone to the crusher though! Patches is 'scrapped' but is still live and kicking!

[Tommyboy12]

Its a shame to see so few are left. But it is quite an old car and to still have over 50,000 remaining after 50 years is still good. Makes every Mini just that bit more special.