Number Plates Search
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
Number Plates Auction - March 1990
Auction Brochures
Cover for the brochure of the Bonhams number plates auction dated the 1st of March 1990. This auction was held in Knightsbridge, London.
Early lots in this auction failed to reach their guide prices, and those that did were rare to excel - a trend that carried through to the end of this particular auction.
The most expensive number to sell was JS 1, which went for £80,000. One interesting lot was H 15 and HER 5, sold as a pair for a rather romantic £43,000.
