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...
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World Number Plates
Number Plates of Sao Tome & Principe
Continent: Africa
Capital: Sao Tome
Population: 190,000
Country ISO code: ST
Country OVAL code: STP
Driving Side: Right
First license issued in 1980
Number of vehicles:
cars 1,774 (1975), trucks and buses 265 (1975)
Road information:
total: 320 km; paved: 218 km; unpaved: 102 km (1999 est.)
Images of Number Plates from Sao Tome & Principe
A little about Sao Tome & Principe
Sao Tome and Principe are islands located in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa. Both islands are of volcanic origin and are characterized by many craters and lava flows. Sao Tome has ten peaks over 1,067 metres (3,500 feet) while Principe has a larger and flatter area than Sao Tome. Streams radiate throughout the forest clad mountains to the sea on both islands. Major Cities (pop. est.); Sao Tome 43,400 (1991). Land Use; pastures 1%, agricultural-cultivated 39%, forested and other 60% (1993)