DVLA data sorting – body styles

The DVLA holds ‘stolen’ records relating to all manner of ‘vehicles’.

In an attempt to differentiate ‘cars’ from other types of vehicles, the following body styles were utilised with comments relating to the 2024 records:

Cars:

2 DOOR SALO+E36ON – just 12 DOOR SALOON
3 DOOR HATCHBACK
4 DOOR SALOON
5 DOOR HATCHBACK
CONVERTIBLE
COUPE – a sleek/sporty vehicle
ESTATE
LIGHT 4×4 UTILITY – includes Range Rovers, Defenders, Outlaws, Hilux
MPV
SALOON – 105
SPORTS – 38
TAXI just 29 under this category – likely categorised under another body style?
TOURER – just the 1, a BMW – likely categorised under another body style?

The body styles removed for the analysis were:

Vans:

1. BOX VAN
2. CAR DERIVED VAN … arguably a car
3. INSULATED VAN
4. LIGHT GOODS – 11 of these
5. LIGHT VAN – just 4
6. LUTON VAN – large van a.k.a. ‘box van’
7. PANEL VAN
8. SPECIALLY FITTED VAN
9. VAN
10. VAN – SIDE WINDOWS – 251 of them could be passenger carrying

Various:

1. AGRICULTURAL MACHINE
2. AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR
3. AMBULANCE – 20 of them!
4. BREAKDOWN TRUCK – 8 of them
5. CAR TRANSPORTER – 8 of them .. I wonder if any were carrying vehicles …
6. CRANE – just 2
7. CURTAIN SIDED
8. D/D BUS/COACH – just 1
9. DROPSIDE LORRY
10. FLAT LORRY
11. FLOAT – just 1
12. FRONT DUMPER
13. GOODS – just 4
14. HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR – just 1
15. LIFT TRUCK
16. LIMOUSINE – just 2
17. LIVESTOCK CARRIER – 9
18. LOW LOADER – just 1
19. M/C COMBINATION – just 2
20. MINIBUS
21. MOBILE PLANT – just 1
22. MOBILE PUMP – just 1
23. MOBILITY VEHICLE – 22, I assume from the makes/models, sit-on-ride
24. MOTOR HOME/CARAVAN
25. MOWING MACHINE – 12
26. NOT CODEABLE – 100 of these – seem mainly to be quad bikes – but possibly simplicity, though faced with a ‘TAIWAN GOLDEN BEE’ may be understandable!
27. NOT RECORDED – just 3
28. PICK-UP – these can be dual purpose – car/truck, but removed from ‘cars’
29. REAR DIGGER – 14
30. ROLLER – 3
31. S/D BUS/COACH – 4
32. SKIP LOADER – 10
33. SPECIAL MOBILE UNIT – 2
34. SPECIAL PURPOSE – 2
35. STREET CLEANSING – 4
36. TANKER – just 1
37. TEL MATERIAL HANDLER – 41
38. TIPPER – fair number of these … light commercials?
39. TOWER WAGON – just 2
40. TRACTOR
41. TRUCK – just 1 under this category

2-wheel

1. MOPED
2. MOTORCYCLE
3. SCOOTER
4. SCOOTER COMBINATION – 8

3 wheel …

1. TRICYCLE – 59