How long does it normally take to sell a registration? If you tried to figure it out you would probably go crazy.
This week one of our stock number plates will celebrate its fifth birthday. Forgive me if I choose not to raise a glass to 36 CEL on its anniversary. It puzzles me why after five years we still own it! I do not think it is unreasonably priced at £2600 and it is ideal for the names Celina, Celia, Cecilia, as well as Toyota Celica owners, Celtic fans or even Chris Edward Lewis.
This industry is great for proving you wrong. You get offered what appears to be a great registration number that you expect to fly away, so naturally you give good money for it. Five years later you are cursing the day you parted with your hard earned cash. Then you reluctantly accept a terrible combination of letters in part-exchange for a more expensive number plate you want to sell. As soon as the unattractive registration number is added to the website you receive a flurry of enquiries, agree a sale and the phone continues to ring even after it is marked as 'under offer' on the website!
Oh well, some you win, some you learn.
Incidentally, if the registration number 36 CEL is of interest, please give me a call on 01924 823781. Don't be too surprised if I yell out HALLELUJAH! when we complete the transaction.
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.
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