Perfect Plate for Newlyweds?

Newlyweds have the perfect opportunity to celebrate their special day with a memento they can keep forever.

The registration, H111 TCH, will go under the 'gavel' ; ) in the Spring in, what will be, the first DVLA auction to be held at Manchester Uniteds, Old Trafford football stadium.

The three-day auction, which starts on the 24 March, will comprise of over 1,500 personalised plates.

To view the full list of number plates being offered for sale, CLICK HERE to visit the DVLA website.



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New 10 registration starts today

Today is the first day of March and as such, will be a date motorists will instantly be aware of, thanks to the 10 indicator on new style registrations.

And with DVLA Personalised Registrations selling more than 9,000 since the 10-series were made available to buy on December 1, 10's should be seen on virtually every street corner!

Those sold by the DVLA will only be adding to those registrations automatically assigned to new cars and not purchased as private number plates.

DVLA Personalised Registrations' Marketing Manager, Damian Lawson said: "The simplicity of adapting 10 into the new style registrations in order to make up a personalised registration like a family or company name has clearly proved to be successful."

Starting in September 2001, the current style of registrations comprises two letters, a two figure age identifier, a space and three letters. 10 simply identifies new cars registered and released in 2010. The second releases of the year, on the road from September 1, will be identified by 60.




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Personalised plates are big Down Under

There’s a rare opportunity coming up for Victorian Heritage number plate collectors at Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction on Monday March 15.

The very desirable black and white numeric number plates 171, 172 and 173 are going under the hammer in consecutive lots, the first time three consecutive numeric plates have gone to auction in Victoria since 1998.

Back then, at the Shannons Melbourne Motor Show Auction, the numbers 14, 15 and 16 sold for an average of $75,000 each.

Today, they could reach prices as high as $400,000 or $500,000 if offered for sale.

Shannons are hoping that 171, 172 and 173 will sell for somewhere in the region of $95,000-$110,000 each.

Bearing in mind that the, numerically less-attractive, New South Wales Heritage plate 241 was sold for $101,000 at Shannons recent Sydney Summer Auction, that estimate could be very low.

Shannons National Auction Manager Christophe Boribon said he would not be at all surprised if the same buyer bought all three plates.

"What a great opportunity to have the status of three consecutive numbers on cars in the one family or business," he said. "I know many people are thinking along these lines and it would be fantastic to keep this family together.

"This is a rare opportunity. These plates are never going to be re-issued. Of all the cars registered in Victoria, only three have the right to display these plates and as their intellectual property can’t be stolen, they are a very secure investment.”"



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Had enough of the SNP

A former Scottish National Party supporter has put his prized SNP car registration plates up for sale.

The anonymous seller said he will sell all three number plates; 1 SNP, 2 SNP and 3 SNP, for a total of 45,000 pounds after becoming dissolutioned with the Scottish government.

"What can I say? I used to support the SNP but I don't any more. I've had enough and that's why they'll be sold." He explained.

"Let's just say I think they have become dazzled by Edinburgh and it is costing Glasgow people and the rest of the country dear."



The seller bought the first number plate, 1 SNP, eight years ago but refused to say what he had paid for it.

All three vehicle registrations have been used for several years by Hampden Cars, a private hire firm on Glasgow's south side.

While these registrations may seem expensive, it's worth keeping in mind that the Government Car Service, with a fleet of 25 cars available for SNP cabinet members, costs 700,000 pounds a year to run. So a "paltry" 45,000 might seem like a bargain to the party.

The seller said: "I've been approached by SNP members before, inquiring about the plates but stopping short of asking whether they were for sale. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. I'll sell them individually or as a lot, it's all the same to me. I've already had a couple of inquiries from England."







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LAMBOS for 400 pounds?

Lamborghini owners will be struggling to resist visiting Old Trafford this Spring and it won't be to watch Manchester United play football!

The registration, LAM 8OS has to be the perfect number plate for anyone owning of one of these iconic supercars. It is going under the hammer during DVLA Personalised Registrations' three-day auction starting on Wednesday, March 24.

LAM80S has a reserve of 400 pounds, and will be among over 1,500 exclusive number plates on offer. For more information please CLICK HERE! to visit the DVLA website.


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DVLA Online Auction of 1000 previously unissued registrations.

The DVLA Online Auction of 1000 previously unissued registrations, commenced at 10.00am on Wednesday the 10th February, the sale will close at 2.00pm on Wednesday the 3rd March. Reserves start from £130.

Bidders submit Maximum Bids which are invisible to other bidders and bidding starts at the Reserve Price for each registration. The current bid price for each registration is on view at all times. If there is competitive bidding activity on particular number plates, the auction system will increase bids on behalf of a registered bidder up to their Maximum Bid.

Bids cannot be removed once they are placed. For lots on which there is a great deal of bidding activity, the End Time will slide to allow competitive bidding to reach its natural conclusion.

To bid you must first register for the sale. Once you have registered you can submit your bids online securely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the close of the sale. At the end of the sale, you will be contacted if you are successful.

If you wish to discuss the online auction procedure in further detail please contact SMA, DVLA Auction Team on 0300 123 3500 or email online@dvlaauction.co.uk.



Next Auction Announced

Old Trafford Football Ground is the venue for the next three-day auction commencing on the 24th March. Go to dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/auctions and view the entire 1500 collection.

DVLA Personalised Registrations has secured a limited number of tickets enabling registered bidders a tour of the Manchester United museum, trophy room and stadium.

Numbers in the sale include the latest in the single ‘O’ series 9 O (£10,000) DAV 333S (£400), G44 RRY (£1000), WO07 TON (£1000) and G111 GGS (£900).

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ABU DHABI '7' Plate Sells For $4.6m

The third most expensive registration plate in the world sold in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, confirming the UAE as a vanity-plate record holder.

A plate bearing the single digit '7' was sold for 17 million dirhams, or $4.6 million, in a government auction on Saturday.


According to the Guinness Book of Records, the most expensive number plate ever sold, barring the single digit, 1 , was bought by Emirati businessman Said Khouri in 2008 for an eye watering 52.2 million dirhams, the equivalent of $14.2 million.

The second most expensive number plate, 5, was also sold in Abu Dhabi for 25.2 million dirhams, or $6.86 million, during a number plate auction organized by the Emirates Auction Company in 2007. A total of 72 vanity plates were sold on Saturday for a total of 50 million dirhams.

"I think its a matter of recognition." said Muhammad Kashif, owner of the UAE Number Plates Company. "Just having a Ferrari isnt much these days. People want a nice number plate to go with the car. It makes them just that much more popular than the other Ferrari drivers."

Kashif said that the trend for private number plates is now so popular in the Emirates that people far less wealthy are starting to get in on the act.

As number plates in the UAE come by default with five digits, the fewer digits on the plate, the higher the value. A number plate with four digits can cost around 5,000 dirhams, ($1,300) but prices are pushed up for numbers that are memorable, in sequence like 1234 or all identical such ads 7777.

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