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Most expensive numbers sold
- '5' - £3.5million (Dubai - 2007)
- 'M 1' - £331,500 (2006)
- 'VIP 1' - £285,000 (2006)
- '51 NGH' - £254,000 (2006)
- 'GS 1' - £258,775 (2005)
- 'K1 NGS' - £231,000 (1993)
The history behind car number plates
Did you know that car number plates have been adorning vehicles in Britain since 1903?
Legend has it that Earl Russell camped out overnight in London to ensure that he would receive the registration number A 1. However, this wasn't the first car number plate to be issued...
Click here to read a history of car number plates
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DVLA number plates auction report (July 2007)
18th July 2007
The recent DVLA number plates auction at the Haycock Hotel in Wansford, Cambridgeshire attracted a great deal of attention with some excellent prices achieved for desirable plates.
Day One, Wednesday 4th July, saw 1 CCF sell at £10,200, 1 FDP at £11,200, and DEB 111E at £11,600. 4 ADY and 88 C also went under the hammer at £14,000 and £15,400 respectively.
Day Two saw a flurry of activity as JAM 1Y, 1 KGT and 77 MH all sold for £10,100 each, whilst 1 KET went for £10,200 and 64 M and 1 LPW went for £10,400 a piece. 1 NFG and 1 LBE sold at £12,000 each. 110 LLY reached £16,200, but the highest price of the day (and of the auction) was £21,600 for G30 RGE.
Day Three, Friday 6th July, saw 9 YD sell at £10,300, 63 S at £10,700, and 2 SLY at £11,000. 1 TBC made £12,800, and 1 PFA and 1 PRN achieved £13,400 and £13,600 respectively. 1 TCJ sold for £14,800 and 1 SFA went under the hammer at £16,500.