Aim
The aim of the register is to catalogue as many Austin Maxis still registered in the UK as possible. The details of cars listed are derived from various online sources including the DVLA vehicle enquiry service.
How Many Left?
This is a question that gets asked a lot at classic car shows, and the reality is nobody really knows for sure. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues statistics for each quarter (albeit not until about three months afterwards) showing how many of each model of vehicle registered with them are licensed (taxed) and also how many are on Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). Although there are inevitably errors and omissions (eg vehicles that are not registered with a precise model name) these figures do give a reasonably accurate reflection of how many Maxis are still on the road (licensed) or have the potential to be (SORN). However it does not include details of other vehicles still registered with them (ie not notified as being scrapped or exported); and this is where guess work has to come into play. The most recent DVLA statistics can be seen by selecting Statistics from the Maxi UK Register menu above. Other websites such as howmanyleft.co.uk provide a user friendly way of accessing the DVLA statistics, and links to individual Maxi models on that website are provided on the Statistics page under "DVLA Stats". Alongside the DVLA figures are the equivalent totals of the Maxis in this register.
Searching
Members of the public can search for individual cars using the full UK registration number. Austin Maxi Owners Club members can search by either the three letter group from the registration or the number from the registration; by year of registration (not necessarily the same as the year of manufacture!); and by status - (1) licensed, (2) on SORN or (3) unlicensed (and not on SORN). To get access to these search options, please log into the Members Area on the club website, and then click on the Maxi UK Register menu option.
Non-UK Registered Maxis
Limited details of foreign registered Maxis are also included where known, but these will only show up if a search for a full registration number is made, and must match the format of the registration number stored in the database.
Photos
If there is a photo available for a particular car, "View" will appear in the far right hand column. Click on this to view the photo.
NB: Please note, some of the photos have been found on the internet, and as such are considered part of the public domain. However, if you consider yourself to be the copyright owner of any photos shown on this website and object to it being used in this way, please contact us to request its removal.
If you have any photos of Maxis that you are happy to be published on this website, please contact us and attach the photo(s) to your message.
Production Dates
Production records for all Maxis assembled at Cowley were lost in a factory fire many years ago. Consequently nobody, including BMIHT, can provide an accurate production date for any UK registered Maxi. However, where sufficient information is known about a Cowley assembled vehicle an estimated month of production is shown in the search results. Please note this is a guide only, based on the assumption that Maxis were produced in serial number order (common sense would suggest this, however we are talking about British Leyland!) as well as various factors including details from Glass Guides and comparison with other Maxis in the database. As a matter of course, you should take all production months shown as being plus or minus one month - but please bear in mind even this accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
Updating and refining this feature is an ongoing project, so when new information is discovered it may change the estimated dates previously shown. If you have any evidence to question any of the estimated production dates shown, please contact us.