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)

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Stories

Will your number plates pass an MOT? ... (12.11.07)
West Ham top the number plates league table ... (31.10.07)
Car registrations can save lives ... (22.10.07)
Motion to ban personalised number plates in Philippines ... (01.10.07)
New theory over car registrations theft ... (19.09.07)
Car registrations reach record prices in China ... (17.09.07)
Personal number plates auction raises £2.7million in Dubai ... (03.09.07)
Texas couple charged with smuggling fake number plates ... (30.08.07)
Number plate theft leaves Dorset residents fuming ... (29.08.07)
Number plate ban trial is a success in China ... (22.08.07)
New number plates MU57 sell well ... (20.08.07)
Could this be the end of clamping? ... (17.08.07)
Religious number plate banned in Vermont ... (16.08.07)
DVLA employee jailed for theft ... (15.08.07)
Number plate theft has risen in the past year ... (14.08.07)
Number plates crackdown in Sussex ... (13.08.07)
Number plates stolen from 11 cars in same street ... (10.08.07)
DVLA ban even more innocent number plates ... (08.08.07)
Bruce Lee number plate sells in Hong Kong ... (06.08.07)
Sam leads the New Zealand personalised plates revolution ... (31.07.07)
DVLA ban naughty registration numbers ... (30.07.07)
DVLA crackdown on bike tax evaders ... (27.07.07)
Private number plates boom in Wigan ... (25.07.07)
Vehicle Registration Marks Act becomes law ... (23.07.07)
Ideal car registrations for Edinburgh 'snobs' ... (21.07.07)
Crackdown on illegal personalised plates in Berkshire ... (20.07.07)
Scottish drivers buy the most personalised plates ... (19.07.07)
DVLA number plates auction report (July 2007) ... (18.07.07)
Losing £10,000 on private number plate 'not an issue' for Harry ... (17.07.07)
Scottish number plates S'NOT happening! ... (14.07.07)
eBay personalised number plate auction record broken! ... (12.07.07)
Vehicle Registration Marks Bill passes reading in Lords ... (10.07.07)
Student fined £30 for illegal number plates ... (09.07.07)
Rare number plate commands over £100k on eBay ... (06.07.07)
Fake number plates arrest for rally driver ... (04.07.07)
Spy chips for motorcycle number plates? ... (28.06.07)
More number plate madness in Dubai ... (27.06.07)
Wrong DVLA entries for one in five motorists ... (11.06.07)
UK car number plate overhaul proposed ... (04.06.07)
Car registration plates scammer is jailed ... (17.05.07)
'Wheelie' motorcyclist without number plates is arrested ... (16.05.07)
Britain's oldest driver at 105 years of age ... (15.05.07)
Number plate sells for £3.5million ... (14.05.07)
Turning the screw on car number plate thieves ... (10.05.07)
'Offensive' George Bush number plates given the green light ... (09.05.07)
Sexy car number plate allowed in Hong Kong ... (08.05.07)
Fake number plates linked to bank raid ... (04.05.07)
Illegal number plates crackdown ... (03.05.07)
Registration Numbers Bill gets Third Reading ... (30.04.07)
Bright green number plates for sex offenders ... (27.04.07)
Anger over South African number plate blunder ... (23.04.07)
Cherished numbers transfer bill passes second reading ... (26.03.07)
Banned Australian drivers to lose number plates ... (22.03.07)
Businessman spends £436,000 on number plate for father ... (20.03.07)
Say it with number plates this Valentine's Day! ... (12.02.07)
DVLA rocked by letter bomb attack ... (09.02.07)
Mobile phone ban getting tougher ... (02.02.07)
Number plates go missing in Halifax ... (29.01.07)
2006 - A Year in Number Plates ... (15.01.07)
Rhode Island to issue all-numeric number plates ... (15.01.07)
Ex-Miss GB's number plate more relevant than ever! ... (08.01.07)
No more fancy number plates in Kozhikode ... (08.01.07)
Bradford police offering secure number plate screws ... (05.01.07)
DVLA blunder leaves motorcyclists without a license ... (02.01.07)
Personalised number plate ban not being enforced in Pakistan ... (01.01.07)
Number plate recognition systems introduced to Yorkshire ... (19.12.06)
Essex police helping to stop number plate theft ... (13.12.06)
Malaysia to combat number plate theft with microchips ... (11.12.06)
07 Number Plates Ready For Sale ... (06.12.06)
North Warwickshire police help fight number plate theft ... (06.12.06)
Number plates stolen in East Sussex ... (04.12.06)
Abu Dhabi issues new car number plates ... (22.11.06)
Police crackdown on number plate theft in Somerset ... (20.11.06)
Australian number plate sells for $220,000 ... (17.11.06)
Zimbabwe runs out of number plates ... (15.11.06)
Russian officials banned from using privileged number plates ... (13.11.06)
Rare number plate auction in Australia ... (09.11.06)
Number of hit and run cases doubled in UK ... (03.11.06)
New DVLA porn scandal as 65 staff are charged ... (01.11.06)
DVLA Number Plate Auction, October 2006 ... (31.10.06)
Personalised number plates anger Hong Kong businessmen ... (30.10.06)
Personal number plates industry growing in Malta ... (27.10.06)
Motorists in Chennai given November 15th deadline ... (26.10.06)
'24 RUS' number plates expire in Russia ... (24.10.06)
Bad drivers will be caught on camera ... (23.10.06)
Commemorative number plates cause confusion in USA ... (23.10.06)
Buses displaying Mayek number plates are vandalised ... (17.10.06)
New personal number plates for Malawi ministers ... (16.10.06)
Number plate plan for all bikers ... (11.10.06)
79% say driving standards are getting worse ... (10.10.06)
One in five motorists admit to drink driving ... (09.10.06)
Tax dodgers risk losing car ... (06.10.06)
North London traffic sting is a huge success ... (05.10.06)
Commemorative number plates stolen ... (26.09.06)
Computerised number plates to be introduced in Pakistan ... (14.09.06)
DVLA mess-up over driving licences ... (08.09.06)
Personal plates stir interest in Hong Kong ... (31.08.06)
Car tax crackdown in Croydon ... (24.08.06)
South African police clamping down on number plate fraud ... (23.08.06)
Bulgarian car owners queue for new number plates ... (22.08.06)
New style number plates for Belgium ... (17.08.06)
Number's up for crooks on Merseyside ... (15.08.06)
Number plate tracking cameras installed in Edinburgh ... (14.08.06)
'Porsche' number plates make £77,000 at auction ... (11.08.06)
British cyclists may need number plates ... (01.08.06)
High security number plates to be introduced in India ... (31.07.06)
Don's £12 number plate now worth £10,000 ... (13.07.06)
Number plates boosting economy in Kolhapur, India ... (11.07.06)
M1 sells for a world record £331,500 ... (10.07.06)
Police in Islamabad discover misuse of diplomatic plates ... (06.07.06)
Plate sale in China makes $366,500 ... (05.07.06)
Motorists warned against plastic plates in UAE ... (04.07.06)
World record number plate sold to Roman Abramovich ... (03.07.06)
DVLA plans money-making tax scheme ... (29.06.06)
Number plate shortage in Qatar ... (28.06.06)
Number plate theft on the rise in South Cumbria ... (23.06.06)
M1 goes to auction at £120,000 ... (21.06.06)
Malaysia to introduce smart registration plates ... (20.06.06)
Anti-theft numberplates to be introduced ... (19.06.06)
Number plate theft on the rise in Cranbourne ... (01.06.06)
More changes to number plates causes confusion in Limpopo ... (31.05.06)
Personalised plates introduced to Namibia ... (30.05.06)
High security number plates introduced in Goa ... (29.05.06)
Personalised plates introduced to Namibia ... (24.05.06)
Rude number plates banned by DVLA ... (22.05.06)
Australian police report rise in number plate theft ... (17.05.06)
Police crackdown on “trendy“ car number plates ... (16.05.06)
Scottish Police Launch Number Plates Crackdown ... (15.05.06)
"Nazi" number plates cause a stir in South Africa ... (14.05.06)
Malaysian number plates raise a lucky fortune ... (12.05.06)
Lucky Eight Number Plates sold in China ... (11.05.06)
Number plate thefts in Bolton ... (09.05.06)
Personal plates in Malaysia ... (08.05.06)
Lucky Number Plates Snapped Up in China ... (25.04.06)
Controversial GAY Number Plate Banned ... (20.04.06)
Stolen Number Plates add to Petrol Theft Problem ... (16.04.06)
Illegal Number Plates Targeted by Police ... (13.04.06)
Registration Bill reading postponed again ... (07.04.06)
Abusive Vandal Attacks Footballers' Number Plates ... (28.03.06)
South Africa to change ALL their number plates ... (23.03.06)
Motorcycles to display larger number plates ... (13.03.06)
When a Set of Number Plates Cost £3! ... (09.03.06)
'Bird Flu' Plate Not Sold ... (07.03.06)
Motorcyclist Prosecuted Over James Bond Style Number Plates ... (05.03.06)
Crime Busts Aided by Number Plates Technology ... (16.02.06)
Number Plate Crime Rises in Uganda ... (10.02.06)
Revealed: Who Owns Personal Plates! ... (09.02.06)
Fake Number Plates Cause Bangladesh Rickshaw Chaos ... (08.02.06)
Number Plate Surveillance in Data Controversy ... (07.02.06)
Police in Nailsea made two arrests during an operation ... (06.02.06)
Deadline for Replacing Bulgarian Number Plates Negotiable ... (30.01.06)
Italian Job Mini Number Plates Up for Sale ... (25.01.06)
Police to Retain Number Plate Data for Two Years ... (23.01.06)
Kenya Experiences New Registration Plates Shortage ... (10.01.06)
ELVIS Plates Rock New Zealand Tribute Show ... (02.01.06)
Chinese Number Plate Prices Go Sky-Shanghai ... (19.12.05)
Russian Crooks Plan Kremlin Number Plates Scam ... (06.12.05)
DVLA Awards 'Big Brother' Contract to US Firm ... (05.12.05)
Clampers could be allowed to seize millions of cars ... (08.11.05)
Surrender my licence on medical grounds ... (06.11.05)
Test examiners give digital pens green light ... (03.11.05)

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