A Sound Investment

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“If you buy your number wisely, it will honestly be better than money in the bank,” Quentin Willson, BBC Top Gear Magazine.

Indeed many investment markets cannot claim to “buck the trend”, but one exception over the last 10 years has been the Cherished Number Plate industry.

In 21 years of trading at Regtransfers, we have found that number plate values have increased year on year. Investing in this market place is fast becoming recognised as a sound financial move by many people.

Number plates have been bought and sold since the 1960's, but it has only been in more recent years that their values have massively increased. Many of our clients have valuable collections of numbers that they enjoy on a personal level as well as the financial security they can bring. These plates are often passed on to loved ones in their wills, as an important part of their estate.

With the combinations changing every six months now, there is plenty of opportunity to invest in the new numbers as well as the old. Many of our clients are thinking up words and names for the new style number plates, buying up several, then selling them on at a profit. Many clients take a long-term view and compile hugely valuable collections over many years. Even if you only have one on a car the other numbers can be held safely on retention certificates.

Investing in personalised numbers is certainly not the most obvious of choices, but it is becoming a serious proposition to businessmen and investors alike.
'Number One' plates such as 1 NU, name plates such as 1 UCY and pairs of plates such as 1 WET and WET 1 are the types of plates which are the most desirable, thus the most likely to increase in value.

© Regtransfers.co.uk - The World of Personal Number Plates Volume 1 Issue 1

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