I’m Steve Jackson OBE, founder of NewReg.co.uk and over the last 35 years I’ve seen that our customers love to browse potential private number plates but who’s got the most expensive taste? With great finance deals and bargain prices available, anybody can afford even the most sought after private number plates.
But what are the most expensive registration plates in Britain? Lets take a look at the top ten.
10.
D1 – £300,096
Even at number 10 on this list of most expensive number plates we are already into the hundreds of thousands. D 1 saw bidding peak over £300,000 when it went to auction at the end of 2015. This minimal number plate was once displayed on a beautiful Rolls Royce Ghost and currently graces a new Land Rover Defender.
09.
GB 1 – £325,000
This fellow Brit is representing his country through number plates. The ninth position on the “Most Expensive Number Plates in Britain” list was sold in 2009 and has also belonged to a Rolls Royce in the past. It is now held on retention and is an example of the great investment potential that number plates have as it has doubled in value!
08.
M 1 – £331,500
Over my many years in the private number plates industry I’ve seen that private plates make the perfect gift and this one was purchased by a father for his son in 2006.
07.
1 S – £340,000
In 2010 this private plate was purchased and made its home on a Rolls Royce Phantom, it is thought to have at least doubled it’s worth since.
06.
1 D – £352,411
As with many of these top-end private number plates the ‘1 D’ reg is assigned to a top-end vehicle; a Bentley Bentayga.
05.
S 1 – £404,063
This plate is believed to have been the first legal number plate assigned in Scotland, which the format reflects More recently it has been estimated closer to a value of one million pounds.
04.
F 1 – £440,625
One of the most sought after private number plates, F 1 could quite easily take over those above it in this list due to how much attention it receives. This number plate is owned by Afzal Kahn a tycoon in the car-tuning industry, who purchased the registration number in 2006. Due to offers made to its owner this number’s value is believed to be in the multiples of millions – originally assigned to his Bugatti Veyron it is now on retention.
03.
G 1 – £500,000
Currently adorned on an Range Rover Sport this number plate was sold in 2011, at the time making it the most expensive registration plate in the UK, it has since been listed at more than double this amount.
02.
X 1 – £502,500
Bought in 2012 the ‘X 1′ number plate knocked ‘G 1‘ off its top position just a year into its reign. DVLA information shows the plate belongs to a Mercedes registered in 2008.
01.
25 O – £518,480
John Collins is a classic car dealer who purchased this number plate in 2014 for over half a million pounds, and topped the UK’s ‘most expensive number plates’ table. It was the perfect registration to assign to his Ferrari 250 GT SWB, itself worth an impressive £10 million at the time but the number is now on retention.
A pair of private number plates!
Another notable private plates sale occurred in 2018 where number plates SW 1 and 1 SW were sold together at auction house Coys in Westminster for £300,000.
Private Number Plates as an Investment.
Like myself, many buyers see these unique and minimal private number plates as an investment and here at New Reg we’ve been selling personalised number plates to some of the most discerning buyers and even owned our fair share of these top-end private plates, these are just a few:
Here at NewReg we’ve had our fair share of these top-end personalised reg plates, these are just a few:
Check out our private plate investments page to see private registration plates that are likely to raise in value. If you are looking for your own personalised number plate then we have plates to suit any budget, too! For more information on what makes plates valueable.
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