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 Plate Auction - September 1998
DVLA Auction Brochure - 11th September 1998
Cover for the brochure of the DVLA number plates auction dated the 11th of September 1998. The auction was held at The Grand Theatre, Swansea.
This auction catalogue was written in both English and Welsh, with the respective catalogues compiled in a back-to-back flip fashion.
S1 NDY, J3 NNY and JAN 3T were all valued at £6,000, whilst HOG 1 was valued at £7,000. Slightly more valuable, at £7,500, were S1 ANS and 5T. The popular trend of 'name' number plates continued with 5 AM and S4 RAH, which were valued at £8,000. However, the most valuable plate was 1 HE, which had an estimate of £8,500.
