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Daven
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How Many on UK roads
« on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:09pm » |
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I know this has been asked in the past but I just had to find out!
Department of Transport has just replied!
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Remember this is Taxable vehicles as at 31st March 06 in the UK!
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Kjetil S
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #1 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:26pm » |
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Surely there MUST be more than 40 cossies and 12-valves in the UK? And more than 30 diesels and 2.3's. Or am I reading the figures wrong?
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Daven
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #2 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:33pm » |
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I took it to be thousands - but then that seems high to me - there is no email address so it would need another letter to confirm! 
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #4 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:39pm » |
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Sorry - thats what I meant 92.2k left - can't be!!
Wonder if there are other Models they left out - I have not seen the code M1459 or M1460 before!
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Kjetil S
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #5 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:44pm » |
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If you multiply the numbers by 10, MAYBE, but even that seems improbable. Perhaps they just lost track of most of them? 
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #6 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:47pm » |
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Can't possibly be right surely 
If so, mines coming off the road and being treated as rare and precious jewel wrapped in cotton wool and shrink wrapped only coming out once a year for Harewood 
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #7 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:47pm » |
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on Jul 25th, 2006, 5:44pm, Kjetil S wrote:| Perhaps they just lost track of most of them? |
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What a UK government department - NO WAY 
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #8 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 5:52pm » |
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In that case I'm not taxing mine this month and taking me chances, I may not exist LOL
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #9 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 6:22pm » |
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Maybe they're beta testing a computer system utilizing quantum physics. "There may or may not be a thousand scorpios on the road today"
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #10 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 7:38pm » |
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They must be using the same formula that they used when calculating how many eastern european economic migrants would come to the UK in the first 12 months after membership to the EU. I believe the figure they came out with was 17,000. and then 6,500 turned up in Crewe alone in the space of three weeks all looking for work!! I believe the national figure is over 100,000!! so manybe some good comparisons there then!
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #11 on: Jul 25th, 2006, 8:11pm » |
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #12 on: Jul 26th, 2006, 8:05am » |
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I see there are 2 auto's 'over 3000cc', maybe they are howiedintheplace' 3.7l engined scorps??
Well, i have my project derv in the garage so thats adds another 1 to diesel scorps left in existance (but not taxed). Still, that not that many at all.
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #13 on: Jul 26th, 2006, 10:27pm » |
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Even Eddie Stobart has more trucks on the road than that,but then you do see more of his trucks than scorpios so maybe it is right ?
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Andy
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #14 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 7:10am » |
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I agree that these figures cannot be correct. I am the proud owner of a dark metallic blue 'P' reg Scorpio Ultima 2.3 estate automatic, which i bought earlier this year to replace a very disappointing Nissan Almera.
Living as I do in North Wales I didn't expect to see many more Scorpios, but I have spotted quite a few over the past few months, including at least another two estates, one of which was a Ghia model in a very dark grey colour, and I have seen several saloons in this area also, all different ones. Not sure what engines they have got as I didn't see their rear ends.
I would upload a photo of my estate but I'm not sure how to do it 
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Daven
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #15 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 7:34am » |
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 Thought this would cause a stir - I will try and find out what they missed!
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #16 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 10:47am » |
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Only 4 automatic Cossies Well, there's mine.....I wonder who's got other other three?
Dave, couldn't you give the man a bell?
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Daven
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #17 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 2:42pm » |
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Did just that today - Frank
The results are in units but have got another list on its way (emailed this time). Apparently there are further models listed which Paul at DOT didn't realise (he was very helpful BTW)
Instead of being listed as Scorpio or Scorpio Auto there are further catagories listing the model IE Ultima, Ghia and Exec!
Will feedback the results asap!
Dave
PS - he also said there were around 1500 un-taxed!! 
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #18 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 3:48pm » |
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At least ten of those are in a yard in Hornchurch where I weant to get a new wheel (but then they are also in pieces). One very sad site was a dead Ultima or Ghia X estate (couldn't tell which because the badges had been removed) - but anyway it still had all it's internal leather glory now had four space saver spare wheels.
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Re: How Many on UK roads
« Reply #19 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 6:13pm » |
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Andy, email me your pic of the car and i'll post it for you
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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