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

Tax Discs

Number plates club > Number plates museum > Tax discs

Images of tax discs from cars with interesting number plates

If you have an old tax disc you'd like displayed in the gallery, please email adam@numberplates.com.

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TON 10 - October 1982 This tax disc was issued in 1982 in West St, Sheffield, and was used to tax a Rolls Royce.	SLY 900 - December 1986 This tax disc was issued in 1985 in Littlehampton and was displayed on an Austin.


SBE 90 - December 1964 This tax disc was issued in 1963 in Lincolnshire and was used to tax a New Hudson bicycle.	R5 END - January 1999 This tax disc was issued in 1998 in Doncaster and was displayed on a Ford.


PD 4645 - May 1984 This tax disc was issued in 1983 in Nottingham and was displayed on a Citroen.	PCN 5 - September 1984 This tax disc was issued in 1984 in Doncaster and was displayed on a BMW.


NRJ 12 - July 1984 This tax disc was issued in 1984 in Barnsley and was used to tax a BMW	NOD 18 - March 1980 This tax disc was issued in 1979 and was displayed on a 648cc bicycle.


NDN 200 - April 1989 This tax disc was issued in 1988 in Armthorpe and was displayed on an Armstrong Siddeley.	MNV 26 - September 1983 This tax disc was issued in 1982 in Essex for display on an Austin motorcar.