Is a private number plate a good investment?

Because they are a good investment and tend to increase in price even as the car itself depreciates, you know that you can always sell your private number plate on when and if you want or need to, giving you a good return. It’s what makes a private plate a great choice.

What’s the most expensive number plate sold?

The answer is that the Dubai number plate D 5 is the world’s most expensive confirmed sale of a car registration number to date. The top 35 highest priced private car registrations globally are shown in the following table.

Are number plates worth money?

Name number plates are worth most As a rule, if a number plate has an easily recognisable name on it, it’s worth a lot. Especially if it doesn’t have too many ‘spare’ letters or numbers on it. A full name (like Simon or David) is harder to create on a number plate so it’s worth more.

What is the most expensive private number plate?

$24.5 Million ‘MM’ Licence Plate Set to Become World’s Most Expensive Private Number Plate. The owner of the rare California licence plate ‘MM’ has put it up for sale at an incredible $24,545,011.20, which would make it the world’s most expensive personalised number plate.

How do I find the value of my private number plate?

How much is my private plate worth?

1. Age (generally, the older the number plate, the higher the price)
2. Rarity (how many similar registration numbers were issued)
3. Popularity of Names / Initials (how common the represented names and initials are)
4. Numbers (the value / relevance of the numbers portion in a private plate)

Can I sell my private plates?

In most cases you can usually sell your private number plate to someone else. If you currently have a private number plate (on a vehicle or retention certificate), you will probably be eligible to sell or transfer your registration under the government ‘Cherished Registration Mark Transfer Scheme’.

Do Personalised plates go up in value?

(Although Finance is available to help spread the cost!) Remember that the more rare a personalised number plate combination is, the more expensive it will be. Likewise very popular/common initials command higher values due to the higher demand.

What is the most expensive private number plate in the world?

World’s Priciest Private Number Plates The world’s highest price publicly paid for a private plate was $14,800,000 (£101m) for the number ‘1’ in Abu Dhabi. The UK’s most expensive number plate to date was ’25 O’ which was sold in 2014 for £518,480 and is now displayed on a classic Ferrari 250 GTO.

Why are Dubai license plates so expensive?

There is also social and psychological capital tied to these expensive number plates, as they are an indicator of wealth and status. An Emirati psychologist told Khaleej Times that the elevation of one’s status, has a lot to do with social pressure.

Where is the best place to sell a private number plate?

Auction websites Another way of selling your plate is through an auction site like eBay. This way you can put a reserve on your item to ensure that you’re getting what you think it’s worth. As with anything on this kind of website, though, getting the right buyer is often down to luck.

Can I sell my number plate to DVLA?

In a word, no, you can’t sell your number plate back to the DVLA. The DVLA issue new registrations for vehicles and also hold/sell the stock of all cherished registrations that have never been issued to a vehicle before, but they have no interest in buying registrations.