27 July 2008

A Selection from Our Current Stock

Personalised number plates currently available.

Names:

BEN 962 - £5,400
36 CEL - £2,200
997 EMY - £2,200
OO03 LEE - £2,000
L111 UCY - £10,000
6 NEV - £10,000
RAY 520 - £4,200
RAY 919 - £4,200
ROB 161M - £1,800

Premium:

3 DJN - £ 6,000
6 LPM - £4,200 (plus v.a.t.)
6 NJA - £5,600 (plus v.a.t.)
76 PG - £10,000
74 RF - £8,000
5 RLS - £5,200 (plus v.a.t.)
53 RT - £5,600

Bargain:

M1 CPM - £1,200
W8 JPC - £500
RIJ 448 - £750
336 RPG - £1,200

If you are ready to make your purchase or have any questions, speak to James - 01924 823781.

16 June 2008

111 JJJ - Stand Out from the Crowd



We are pleased to be able to offer for sale the very attractive private number plate 111 JJJ. You don't often get a to see a more eye catching plate than this one.

111 JJJ is available for purchase exclusively via Simply Registrations priced at £8,000.

http://www.simplyreg.com/private-number-plate/111JJJ/770

DVLA Auction - June 2008


DVLA held its third auction of the year at Wychwood Park, Crewe a couple of weeks ago.

The top prices were:

HU57 LER - £19,500
CLA 51C - £15,500
8 PJS - £13,700
1 LGS - £13,600
8 DSS - £13,500
1 NEP - £13,400
49 J - £13,000
888 P - £11,200
48 M - £11,000
72 S - £11,000

Many industries are predicting tough times ahead and certain sectors of the stock market, namely Banks and House Builders have seen their share prices plummet. Whilst there has been a slight softening in the personalised registrations market, most of the dealers I spoke to at the Crewe Auction were upbeat and happy with current levels of sales and enquiries.

The big test will be the coming summer months. A good indicator will be prices achieved at the next DVLA auction to be held at Legoland in Windsor, Berkshire in August.

If you can't wait until August, have a look at http://www.simplyreg.com/ and see if we already have what you are waiting for!

DVLA Auction - April 2008


The DVLA held its second auction of 2008 at the Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport, Gwent in April.
The registrations sold for the highest amounts are shown below:
WEL 5H - £27,200
1 HEL - £22,000
63 AC - £19,700
1 SLW - £18,000
42 E - £15,700
1 LCH - £15,500
1 NCW - £15,200
63 GC - £13,600
88 AM - £13,600
1 CFG - £13,000
There has been a lot of talk of a credit crunch, but people are still prepared to shell out good money for good registrations. Long may it continue!

01 March 2008

DVLA Auction - February 2008

DVLA held its first auction of 2008 in Claverdon, Warwickshire last month.

The Top Prices were:

4 DAM - £29,000
RUB 1Y - £21,000
SSS 9 - £18,400
1 EJG - £15,000
63 MB - £14,000
68 JM - £14,000

There are certain letter combinations that cannot be offered for sale by DVLA at auction. This is because the letter combination was issued naturally by a Local Licensing Authority. DVLA can only sell previously unissued registrations.

The JG combination is a good example. The JG combination was issued by Canterbury C.B.C. starting with JG 1 back in March 1929. It was November of 1937 by the time Canterbury had used up the JG combination followed by numbers, the final number to be issued was JG 9999.

Then in September 1963 Canterbury began using the JG combination again, this time with the numbers first, starting with 1 JG. The final number in the sequence to be issued was 1473 JG. Canterbury then began using the suffix letter system in 1963, along with the rest of the country.

This means that DVLA cannot issue any JG registrations at auction followed by numbers. DVLA can however offer the numbers 1474 - 9999 followed by JG. Indeed a quick search shows that several attractive numerical sequences have been already used:

http://www.dvla-som.co.uk/home/en/Search/p/auction?searched=yes&plate=jg&x=34&y=9

So what does this mean to the potential owner of 48 JG? The bad news is that it will be an expensive registration as there are very few two digit JG registrations still live in the system. The good news is that 48 JG should always hold its value, as DVLA cannot flood the market with similar registrations.

48 JG is available for purchase from www.simplyreg.com at £10,000.

18 November 2007

Struggling for Gift Ideas?

What do you buy the person who already has everything? Well, not everything, but I guess you know what I am talking about.

The festive season is upon us once again and that means buying gifts and presents. The secret is to choose something that will really be appreciated, rather than something that will end up in the charity bag a few months down the line.

What if there was a gift that would provide pleasure just by looking at it every day? Something that would at worst hold its value, and possibly increase in value over time? Something that would last for many years and never look tired or worn? Have you guessed what it is yet?

A personalised number plate of course!

Okay, possibly not suitable for everyone, but a lot of people will receive a truly unique gift this Christmas. As one client put it, "It was like that new car feeling, without the new car!"

We are definitely noticing a new trend here at Simply Registrations. Husbands buying for their wives, sons buying for their fathers and even parents buying for young children as future investments. There is also nothing wrong in treating yourself.

Why not mouse over to www.simplyreg.com and see if there's one for you. It certainly beats another pair of novelty socks!

31 October 2007

DVLA Auction October 2007


It seems West Ham supporters have deeper pockets than Arsenal fans.
At the DVLA Auction in Bishop's Stortford this week WE57 HAM was sold for an amazing £57,000. This beats the highest price previously paid for a football club registration which was £36,000 for AR53 NAL in 2004.
Damian Lawson, Marketing Manager for Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Personalised Registrations commented "The atmosphere in the auction room was electric - it was like a cup final."
"The fans bidding showed the same passion they do on the terraces and we could only watch as the price kept on rising and rising," he added.
The winning bidders identity is a mystery, as he or she placed their bid anonymously via the internet.
If the winning bidder would like to contact us, we at Simply Registrations would love to know the background story behind this purchase.