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LDV 400 SERIES Ultra-rare

LDV 400 SERIES car — UK survivor photo
Photo: OrangeSoil / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2025 Q4
12
2 licensed10 SORN
■ 0 (0.0%) yr/yr
Peak: 35 in 2014 Q3 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 9 18 26 35 2014 Q32020 Q22025 Q4

How rare is it?

Genuinely rare — only 12 left on UK roads.

Rarer than 78% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1 a year (12.2% of survivors). At that pace roughly 6 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2030.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.

About the 400 SERIES

The LDV Convoy is a light commercial van that was manufactured from 1983 until 2006. The Convoy and its predecessors were wider and longer versions of the Freight Rover Sherpa, based on the Leyland Sherpa series of vans from 1974 and later known as the LDV Pilot. Originally sold as the Freight Rover Sherpa 285/310/350 (commonly referred to as the Sherpa 300 Series), it became the Leyland DAF 400 Series in 1989, the LDV 400 series in 1993, and then finally settled on the Convoy name in 1996.

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

LDV 400 SERIES — questions & answers

How many LDV 400 SERIES are left in the UK?

As of 2025 Q4, 12 LDV 400 SERIES were still registered in the UK — 2 licensed and on the road, plus 10 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the LDV 400 SERIES rare?

The LDV 400 SERIES is genuinely rare, with only 12 left, making it rarer than 78% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.

Is the LDV 400 SERIES increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of LDV 400 SERIES on UK roads held steady. At the current rate of decline, roughly 6 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most LDV 400 SERIES use?

Most LDV 400 SERIES run on diesel — about 100% of those still registered.

When did the LDV 400 SERIES peak?

The LDV 400 SERIES peaked at 35 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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