Number Plate Fun & facts

 Here at Personally Yours Registrations we have had some great times buying and selling number plates over the years. 

 It all started back in 87 in a small semi in Wolverhampton. Deals were done on a small black ash coffee table with odd length legs (they were fashionable once). Hands were shook, at the time for what seemed like “mega” deals. (if only we could buy numbers for the same amount now!).

 We have paid in some strange ways.  One deal seemed hard to tie up, we ended up settling with part cash and having a free week in Tenerife!  Another deal gave us a grandfather clock from Edinburgh & I nearly lost my wife to a millionaire from Scotland who wanted to whisk her off in a helicopter to show her his fleet of Ferrari’s!

 Number plates are ideal gifts for any time of year, one guy paid over £60,000 for a number to go onto a brand new Mercedes sports for his wife which was delivered on Christmas morning with a huge red bow around it.

 A friend of mine who makes muffins bought B16 MUF.

 One evening I answered the phone to hear hysterical laughter, eventually a guy said “I have just seen B16 NAX advertised, I want it, now!

 We have sold many plates to well know people, Prince Naseem Hamed, he was a great guy who chatted to us many times. Stephen Hendry made my wife blush as she used to have a little twinkle in her eye for him. Kevin Keegan bought a few, Elizabeth Hurley, Lynne Perry. We sold B16 BOY to a big lad. B16 ARM went to a body builder with “BIG ARMS”  I tried my best to sell a friend of mine B16 EAR but he still insists his ears are a normal size!

 JR 1 was used by JR Ewing in the UK before we sold it to a  Newcastle businesses man.

 BOY 1 went to a “nice old boy”.

 TOP 1 went onto a top Merc.

 60 LF went to a golf fanatic.

 1 GO went on a fast Aston Martin.

 A1 and its younger brother 1 A, were quickly transferred to two white Bentley Azures ready in time to collect the Royal owner and his entourage arriving at Heathrow via private jet.

 FACTS

 The and the department of transport started selling car number plates in the late 1980's. Now over 10 years later the have sold thousands of personalised number plates or private registration numbers worth over £50,000 000 to the treasury. sell previously un issued numbers (Government Stock) in three ways : 

1. Select sales ( E.g S7 JDW ) (from £250).

 2. Custom marks (assorted low cost marks). 

3. Classic marks (all sold by way of auction, priced from £1000).

 All number plates released or issued by the through the sale of marks scheme have never previously been issued and are held by the as government stock. All prices are subject to vat and the £80 department of transport transfer fee. registration numbers purchased through auction will also be subject to an auctioneers premium of 7.25% or 7.50% of the hammer price. 

The highest bid yet was for K1 NGS, which made a total of £239,192. Others like P1 LOT made £66,000 on the hammer. MUS 1C £65,000. S1 NGH £86,000. 1 A £160,000. 1 J £60,000. All number plates are transferred through local vehicle registration offices & completed by Swansea. A list of  local vehicle registration offices.