The DVLA held its final number plates auction of 2009 at Tankersley Manor in Barnsley a couple of weeks ago.
Top prices achieved (hammer price):
6 O - £81,000
458 FER - £17,500
1 EHS - £15,200
1 WRM - £14,100
1 OMG - £13,000
88 L - £12,100
JOE 1H - 12,000
SUR 1S - £11,800
1 NMR - £11,800
1 MKF - £11,800
73 M - £11,600
52 H - £11,500
90 J - £11,100
4 SLS - £11,100
As expected the headline registration 6 O sold for the highest amount making £81,000. There was a battle for the number plate 458 FER between two Ferrari fanatics, both having placed orders for the latest model due for release in Spring/Summer 2010. 458 FER went for £17,500 a tenth of the price of a brand new 458 Italia at £175,000.
Of the 1498 registrations on offer only 102 registrations remained unsold. 327 personalised number plates sold at the opening bid or reserve price.
That completes the auction calendar for 2009 and with over £15m raised for the treasury it has been a very successful year. The auction calendar for 2010 has already been drawn up with the registration 1 OOO being the star of the show at The Haycock Hotel in Cambridgeshire in late January.
If you can't wait until then to get the number plate of your dreams, we have some fantastic registrations at very attractive prices here at Simply Registrations. Browse the many cherished number plates available and see if anything catches your eye.
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.
18 December 2009
17 December 2009
New DVLA Leeds Local Office is Now Open
The new DVLA Local Office in Leeds is now open for business. We had a couple of number plate transfers to complete earlier this week and decided to pay the new office a visit.
The office is located on the East side of Leeds at Temple Point in Colton. There is plenty of free parking and being just off junction 46 of the M1 motorway it is very easy to find. As you walk in you join a queue to be seen at the ‘check in’ desk. This allows your application and accompanying documents to be checked before you proceed to the ‘check out’ desks.
At the ‘check out’ desk the number plate transfers were completed quickly and efficiently and replacement MOT Certificates and tax discs were printed. “Everything is running smoothly” I was informed. “Nothing much has changed other than we are in a brand new building”. The only complaint from the DVLA employees was that now that they are based outside Leeds City Centre, shopping at lunch time was no longer an option. Poor things!
The new DVLA Leeds Local Office address is:
DVLA, Unit 9, Temple Point, Finch Drive, Leeds LS15 9JQ
The office is located on the East side of Leeds at Temple Point in Colton. There is plenty of free parking and being just off junction 46 of the M1 motorway it is very easy to find. As you walk in you join a queue to be seen at the ‘check in’ desk. This allows your application and accompanying documents to be checked before you proceed to the ‘check out’ desks.
At the ‘check out’ desk the number plate transfers were completed quickly and efficiently and replacement MOT Certificates and tax discs were printed. “Everything is running smoothly” I was informed. “Nothing much has changed other than we are in a brand new building”. The only complaint from the DVLA employees was that now that they are based outside Leeds City Centre, shopping at lunch time was no longer an option. Poor things!
The new DVLA Leeds Local Office address is:
DVLA, Unit 9, Temple Point, Finch Drive, Leeds LS15 9JQ
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