The Summer auction of personal number plates took place at The Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire a couple of weeks ago
Highest prices:
8 O - £55,000
1 TSD - £50,000
1 ORD - £26,500
HYD 3R - £15,100
1 LGP £14,000
1SOT - £13,100
78 M - £13,000
1 KHH - £12,600
97 G - £12,500
180 SS - £12,200
85 S - £11,600
ELO 115E - £11,500
LYO 1A - £11,000
1 LFJ - £11,000
1 WWG - £10,200
1 NJL - £10,200
All prices are hammer prices and do not include buyers premium, v.a.t. or the £80 DVLA transfer fee.
Of the 1500 registrations available, 340 sold at the reserve or opening bid price. 120 registrations remained unsold after failing to get a bid.
August is supposed to be a quiet month with lots of people choosing to go on holiday to coincide with the school break. It is also traditionally a good time to pick up a few bargains at number plate auctions. However the bargain hunters will have been very disappointed as registrations continue to sell for very good prices.
Just to emphasise how strong the market is at the moment, we did not manage to buy any personal number plates from this auction for our own stock. I accept that we do not pay over the odds for our stock registrations, but even at Simply Registrations we generally manage to spend between £15,000 to £50,000 at each auction.
The good news for anyone who already owns a personal number plate is that whilst prices continue to be so strong, your investment as just as good (if not better) than money in the bank. If you are looking to buy a personalised number plate click over to the main Simply Registrations website. If you have any questions, why not see if they are already covered in our number plates information section.
The Personal Number Plates UK blog is a series of posts containing general personal number plate information. Find out which number plates sold for the highest prices at the DVLA Personalised Registrations Auctions. This blog will be of interest to anyone who already has a personal number plate, or anyone who is thinking about buying a personal number plate.
19 August 2010
13 July 2010
How to Sell a Personal Number Plate Quickly
Today we are going to cover how to sell a personal number plate when the owner is looking for a fast or outright sale. Just for the purpose of clarification, the alternative is to sell a number plate on a commission basis. You ask a number plate dealer to advertise your personalised reg plate and you receive payment when a buyer is located and completes the purchase.
It is important to understand that number plate dealers are offered a good selection of attractive personal number plates to buy every day. Obviously the dealer is going to want to make a profit on any personal number plate that he or she buys in for stock. For this reason most dealers will not give you ‘retail’ money for your number plate. However, if you are looking for a fast completion and need to raise the money quickly, selling to a number plate dealer is your best option.
There are other avenues available if the idea of selling to a number plate dealer does not appeal to you. Several national newspapers publish good motoring sections which carry personal number plate advertisements. Some of the dedicated motoring magazines also give you the opportunity to advertise in their classified sections.
The internet also gives you options when it comes to selling a personalised number plate. There are lots of free listings available on websites such as Gumtree, Preloved and Free Ads. Whilst it is not for free, the Cherished Numbers Section on Ebay also has a very good following and could get you a quick sale.
The only final thing to mention when it comes to selling your personal number plate is to be realistic with your expectations. All too often the owner has a wildly optimistic figure in mind and is disappointed when the offers start coming in. If you are looking to sell your car registration and it came free when you bought the car, it is unlikely to be worth thousands of pounds.
If you did manage to get a personal number plate that came with a car when you bought it, you may want to read this number plate blog post.
9 June 2010
Auction of Personal Number Plates - June 2010
The third major number plate auction of 2010 took place last week at Whittlebury Hall in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
Highest prices paid:
7 O - £65,500
10 OOO - £42,200
77 M - £24,500
1 KMW - £17,200
1 EPS - £15,000
1 TWN - £14,400
786 CH - £13,000
81 H - £12,200
SHG 1 - £12,000
84 S - £11,100
1 HSN - £11,000
VSB 1 - £10,600
88 P - £9,700
All prices are hammer prices and do not include buyers premium, v.a.t. or the £80 DVLA transfer fee.
Of the 1500 registrations available, 356 sold at the reserve or opening bid price. 111 registrations remained unsold after failing to get a bid.
Again we witnessed that it only takes two determined bidders to make an auction successful. The personal number plate 10 OOO could have sold for £14,000. A telephone bidder clearly intent on securing this particular number plate continued to bid against a written bid which had been submitted prior to the sale. Eventually the written bid was taken out and the anonymous telephone bidder now has the pleasure of displaying 10 OOO on his or her car for a hammer price of £42,200.
At Simply Registrations we also managed to secure some very attractive registrations for our clients and also for our own stock. Have a look at the cherished number plates we have available and see if anything catches your eye. Hopefully we can then include a photograph of your car in our number plates gallery having transformed its appearance.
Highest prices paid:
7 O - £65,500
10 OOO - £42,200
77 M - £24,500
1 KMW - £17,200
1 EPS - £15,000
1 TWN - £14,400
786 CH - £13,000
81 H - £12,200
SHG 1 - £12,000
84 S - £11,100
1 HSN - £11,000
VSB 1 - £10,600
88 P - £9,700
All prices are hammer prices and do not include buyers premium, v.a.t. or the £80 DVLA transfer fee.
Of the 1500 registrations available, 356 sold at the reserve or opening bid price. 111 registrations remained unsold after failing to get a bid.
Again we witnessed that it only takes two determined bidders to make an auction successful. The personal number plate 10 OOO could have sold for £14,000. A telephone bidder clearly intent on securing this particular number plate continued to bid against a written bid which had been submitted prior to the sale. Eventually the written bid was taken out and the anonymous telephone bidder now has the pleasure of displaying 10 OOO on his or her car for a hammer price of £42,200.
At Simply Registrations we also managed to secure some very attractive registrations for our clients and also for our own stock. Have a look at the cherished number plates we have available and see if anything catches your eye. Hopefully we can then include a photograph of your car in our number plates gallery having transformed its appearance.
4 June 2010
BBC TV Documentary - Personal Number Plates
The BBC is making a TV documentary about personal number plates. It is a one off episode for the Inside Out Series which will be broadcast in the East Midlands region.
Presenter Des Coleman went along to the DVLA Auction at Whittlebury Hall in Towcester today. The film crew accompanied him and they recorded footage which will be included in the documentary.
Des assisted the auctioneers by joining them on the rostrum to offer the number plate R34 DES. Des did a great job and one of the auctioneers said after watching Des's performance on the rostrum, he now feared for his job!
The special episode of Inside Out will be broadcast in the Autumn of 2010.
Presenter Des Coleman went along to the DVLA Auction at Whittlebury Hall in Towcester today. The film crew accompanied him and they recorded footage which will be included in the documentary.
Des assisted the auctioneers by joining them on the rostrum to offer the number plate R34 DES. Des did a great job and one of the auctioneers said after watching Des's performance on the rostrum, he now feared for his job!
The special episode of Inside Out will be broadcast in the Autumn of 2010.
2 June 2010
Gunman Flees West Cumbria - Number Plate ND55 ZFC
A crazed gunman is on the loose in West Cumbria having shot and killed several people. Police have released details of the car he is believed to be driving, a grey Citroen Picasso with the number plate ND55 ZFC.
Due to the vast network of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, police should be able to track his every move whilst ever he travels in his car. The gunman is believed to be Derrick Bird, a 52 year old taxi driver from the Cumbria area. He is said to be armed with a shotgun.
Most people only ever think of ANPR cameras being in place to catch speeding motorists. Hopefully on this occasion the cameras will enable police to catch their suspect as quickly as possible.
Anyone who sees Bird, who is armed with a shotgun, should dial 999 immediately.
Due to the vast network of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, police should be able to track his every move whilst ever he travels in his car. The gunman is believed to be Derrick Bird, a 52 year old taxi driver from the Cumbria area. He is said to be armed with a shotgun.
Most people only ever think of ANPR cameras being in place to catch speeding motorists. Hopefully on this occasion the cameras will enable police to catch their suspect as quickly as possible.
Anyone who sees Bird, who is armed with a shotgun, should dial 999 immediately.
31 May 2010
Are Your Number Plates Legal?
The purpose of this post is to clear up any confusion surrounding the display of number plates.
There are lots of personalised registration plates advertised in the classifieds and on various websites where the seller suggests a cleverly placed bolt will give the desired effect. This is generally followed by something like 'I have had the plates displayed like this and have never been stopped by the police'. The reason for the plates being offered for sale is probably because the owner is sick of being stopped by the Police.
The following information is taken from the DVLA information leaflet INF79:
Motorists who persistently mis-represent their vehicle registration numbers making their vehicle difficult to trace, risk having them withdrawn altogether.
The Police and DVLA have become very concerned at the increase in number plates which are so seriously mis-represented that the vehicle is hard to identify. Examples include the the mis-spacing and mis-representation of characters, and the use of decorative styles of character fonts.
Mis-representation of registration numbers is an offence. Those who re-offend despite warnings can expect to have their numbers withdrawn permanently and without compensation.
If your number plate complies with the law, there will be no need for action on the part of the Police and DVLA.
If you want a personal number plate and want to stay on the correct side of the law, my advice is to buy a proper plate that doesn't need to be altered to have the desired effect. You shouldn't have to explain to people what your registration is supposed to say. The most common response I hear is that the person can't afford to buy the genuine article. If that is the case, any money spent on a registration that has to be mis-spaced is wasted if it is withdrawn by the Police.
Anyone selling a personal number plate which includes a photo should depict their number plates exactly as they should be displayed on a vehicle. This way the buyer doesn't get tricked into handing over hard earned money for a number plate that when spaced correctly, looks nothing like the one that was advertised.
One of the hidden benefits of buying a great registration that doesn't need to be altered is that it is likely to be a sound investment. Own something of value, get pleasure from seeing it every day and relax safe in the knowledge that it is steadily gaining in value.I cringe when I hear someone say 'If you put a bolt through here, move this letter slightly to the left and look at it from the other side of the car park with one eye closed, it looks like Douglas'.
I have included a few examples of private registration plates where the owner is breaking the law and risking having their registration confiscated.
The actual registration marks are: S7 EHE, G12 LFT, S55 XXX, TSO 110R
30 May 2010
Auction of Personal Number Plates - March 2010
The second major auction of personal number plates for 2010 took place at the end of March.
Highest prices paid:
9 O - £74,500
OFF 1 - £30,000
2 OOO - £25,200
1 RRH - £20,500
75 M - £17,700
1 SVB - £14,700
1 CVV - £14,100
1 KLP - £13,400
81 S - £13,200
VDS 1 - £11,600
LAM 80S - £11,500
1 MLV - £10,800
59 H - £10,500
All prices are hammer prices and do not include buyers premium, v.a.t. or the £80 DVLA transfer fee.
Of the 1500 registrations available, 306 sold at the reserve or opening bid price. 103 registrations remained unsold after failing to get a bid.
One dealer in particular was back in buying mode having sat on the sidelines for the past twelve months. This limited the number of bargains available over the three days of the auction. At Simply Registrations we had bids for over a hundred and fifty lots but only managed to acquire three personal number plates to add to our stock. Our bids will certainly need to be revised upwards for the next auction.
Highest prices paid:
9 O - £74,500
OFF 1 - £30,000
2 OOO - £25,200
1 RRH - £20,500
75 M - £17,700
1 SVB - £14,700
1 CVV - £14,100
1 KLP - £13,400
81 S - £13,200
VDS 1 - £11,600
LAM 80S - £11,500
1 MLV - £10,800
59 H - £10,500
All prices are hammer prices and do not include buyers premium, v.a.t. or the £80 DVLA transfer fee.
Of the 1500 registrations available, 306 sold at the reserve or opening bid price. 103 registrations remained unsold after failing to get a bid.
One dealer in particular was back in buying mode having sat on the sidelines for the past twelve months. This limited the number of bargains available over the three days of the auction. At Simply Registrations we had bids for over a hundred and fifty lots but only managed to acquire three personal number plates to add to our stock. Our bids will certainly need to be revised upwards for the next auction.
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