The most recent DVLA online auction has, once again, demonstrated the resilience and perhaps surprising buoyancy of the UK private plates market.
The auction, which took place from Wednesday 11th to Tuesday 17th May 2022, featured the usual mixture of the obvious names and words and those cryptic combinations that get us all wondering. There were also a number of nice, three-letter number-1 plates. Amongst the names were plates for Pat, Basil, Ian, Ana, Darrell and others.
For the artistically inclined there was P164 SSO; anyone clever enough to make sense of some of Pablo's more abstract works should have no trouble deciphering that one. Your blogger's favourite was the splendid VAN 606H. It is just a shame that Vincent isn't here to enjoy it.
There was a possible 'Ammo' number that rather surprised us, as it is the kind of combination that DVLA often withholds due to its possible link to firearms. PLA 271C was a fine 'plastic' registration, despite that substance rather falling out of favour. We just hope its purchaser remembers to recycle it when the time comes.
Of the 2,500 plates up for sale, 2,466 were snapped up by eager buyers. The top price paid was £100,245 (all prices are inclusive of fees and taxes) for PAT 3K, which could be a 'Patek' or 'Pat' name plate or, perhaps, a reference to posh Patek watches. 51 TES, an excellent 'sites' plate made £77,287. Rather more modestly priced was SHE 171E, a £14k bargain for any sheepdog lover!
Here's the list of the top 100 sales at the auction. See what gems you can spot.
| Registration | Price |
|---|---|
| PAT 3K | £100,245 |
| 51 TES | £77,287 |
| 1 YSD | £68,145 |
| 35 BUG | £42,041 |
| 11 MSK | £41,219 |
| 11 HSS | £36,006 |
| 1 PUM | £29,625 |
| ARA 1N | £29,381 |
| K111 NNG | £29,060 |
| MUD 111Y | £28,341 |
| 114 N | £27,532 |
| 10 KJB | £27,057 |
| KVS 1 | £25,901 |
| ANA 4H | £22,536 |
| G63 TOY | £21,921 |
| 600 L | £21,921 |
| 1 SXN | £21,921 |
| 350 J | £21,754 |
| 12 RJB | £20,637 |
| 8888 Y | £20,624 |
| 1 YSN | £19,687 |
| 24 CKY | £19,353 |
| 7 LAK | £19,340 |
| KAM 244N | £18,390 |
| 769 S | £18,338 |
| 861 M | £18,223 |
| 21 UC | £18,197 |
| 3 SER | £18,082 |
| 2 EWS | £18,069 |
| EEE 5A | £17,825 |
| DA22 ELL | £17,427 |
| 11 BAV | £17,029 |
| OO13 OOO | £16,913 |
| 4 LUX | £16,785 |
| 3 VEE | £16,785 |
| 123 SH | £16,721 |
| JAM 6L | £16,669 |
| 10 HMR | £16,143 |
| 181 NNS | £16,143 |
| 992 DC | £15,950 |
| B451 LTD | £15,514 |
| 42 OB | £15,180 |
| 1 RXG | £14,923 |
| AHM 34D | £14,859 |
| VAN 606H | £14,474 |
| 601 G | £14,217 |
| 419 JB | £14,217 |
| 77 JEM | £14,217 |
| 11 NJB | £14,217 |
| 4 MWW | £14,101 |
| NJM 10 | £14,101 |
| SHE 171E | £14,088 |
| 44 YAH | £13,832 |
| VAS 9 | £13,575 |
| 12 DEM | £13,562 |
| 33 SLS | £13,421 |
| 81 LLU | £13,190 |
| ATH 1S | £13,113 |
| 84 CSK | £12,933 |
| 8 MSL | £12,933 |
| MYL 4S | £12,933 |
| SAH 118B | £12,933 |
| 102 AJ | £12,920 |
| FLA 751X | £12,920 |
| 4 MLK | £12,920 |
| 44 MMO | £12,920 |
| RAY 74N | £12,920 |
| 786 AHM | £12,907 |
| XNZ 1 | £12,548 |
| 121 CP | £12,419 |
| 249 P | £12,304 |
| 111 NKB | £12,034 |
| 115 HA | £12,021 |
| 4 ODC | £12,021 |
| 217 AM | £11,970 |
| 711 E | £11,906 |
| 13 SRH | £11,777 |
| B111 RAY | £11,662 |
| 123 BW | £11,662 |
| 6 MUN | £11,662 |
| CLA 511C | £11,649 |
| 77 SLP | £11,649 |
| WES 11 | £11,649 |
| XXX 888X | £11,649 |
| 1 XYP | £11,649 |
| 313 AB | £11,636 |
| 111 MAP | £11,636 |
| PLA 271C | £11,520 |
| SSL 9 | £11,392 |
| HAM 74A | £11,289 |
| 4 RLF | £11,225 |
| 24 DAV | £11,135 |
| NAF 154A | £11,110 |
| 25 TOY | £11,071 |
| TE22 SLA | £11,033 |
| 7 FWM | £10,904 |
| 8 HSA | £10,878 |
| 12 MCA | £10,776 |
| 80 UX | £10,686 |
| 1 VDT | £10,622 |
| Prices include fees and taxes. | |
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