Sorry if this topic has rotated around before, but I was talking to a Lotus trader who thinks he exported circa 100 S1 Exige to Japan over the years which just felt like a huge number.
I was curious and looked at the “how many left” website for Exige’s based on year of manufacture 2000/2001.
At Q4 2019 the latest review point
74 for 2000
84 for 2001
Q1 2020 has “Exige” at 196 but the description is vague and will include Some S2 aren’t an S or distinct variant model at registration.
I know not all have survived a hedge or race track barrier and wont still be with us, but was surprised by the figures, didn’t realise so many had been exported.
If my reading of the numbers there is correct, there are around 190-200 total left in the UK, split roughly 50/50 taxed and SORN.
If that’s correct, the SORN figures seem higher than I would have expected and don’t vary massively through the year. I would have expected to see higher numbers for Q1 & Q4 as they’re the colder/wetter periods (assuming this is based on calendar year…), with a noticeable drop in SORN for Q2/Q3, which isn’t really the case.
Seems to suggest there are a high proportion of owners simply sitting on them as a possible investment, rather than getting out there and driving them 
2020 Q1 is probably biased slightly towards SORN due to the impact of Coronavirus mid- to end-quarter.
There are 6 or 7 in the Netherlands. See 1 of them at rare occasions. The others I never seen. Mine is out almost every weekend. Didn’t buy it to only look at. 
Its still RHD 