Posted on 7/7/2026 by Agent009
Three-quarters of a million vehicles are 'disappearing' from Britain's roads every year, being stolen for scrap and illegal export or transferred onto false numberplates.
Andy Latham, chair of the Vehicle Recyclers Association, told Autocar that large numbers of cars effectively vanish once they move through certain areas of the motor trade.
"We recently completed a Freedom of Information request to the DVLA which found that between 650,000 and 841,000 vehicles are potentially unaccounted for each year," he said.