Number Plate Auction Round-Up

Hey everyone, sorry it's a little late but here's a roundup of the DVLA number plates auction that was held over three days from Wed 25th Mar - Fri 27th Mar 2009. The auction was held at Ardencote Manor Hotel, Country Club & Spa in Warwick.

The two main attractions were '1 D' on the first day and the second of the 'O' series on day three. And they didn't disappoint.

The registration '1 O' was sold in January 2009 for an impressive £210,242 and there was speculation that the buyer may return and try for '2 O'. The eventual winning bid of £115,000 came by phone so at the moment we don't know if it was the same person or not. The total amount paid for it was £142,249.

The big one - '1 D' - went on day one for a whopping £352,441 (including fees and taxes). This was bought by Lebanese property developer Nabil Bishara as a present for his wife. Now that's not a bad birthday gift!

Here are some of the other best sellers (prices include fees and taxes):

HU57 LER- £37,168
11 MRN - £25,300
G80 RGE - £16,275
90 A - £15,533
PHF 1 - £15,162
82 S - £14,915
151 S - £14,915
LUC 1Y - £14,297
B4 LLS - £13,308
TOO 81G - £12,690
RUG 13Y - £12,443
3 PEP - £11,701
86 J - £11,454
71 W - £11,454
2 KAH - £11,206
90 MR - £10,712
78 H - £10,217
86 JM - £10,094