July 20th, 2010
You would be amazed at just how popular private number plates are among golfers. It’s the same across the country from St Andrews to Wentworth. Only the other day I was at my club an there was an array of private number plates in the car park.
It’s true to say there were the dateless historical number plates on display as well as a few car registration numbers relating to names. The golf number plates I thought were particularly impressive were ones containing PUT, TEE or 6 OLF. It’s not the first time I have seen golf related private number plates, I have noticed them around for a number of years. I think the best one I have ever seen was a couple of years ago T33 OFF “Tee Off”.
There are plenty of shrewd people that play golf and no doubt they have identified the real investment opportunity private number plates can offer. In the current economical climate, really good investment opportunities are hard to find.
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July 17th, 2010
Bidding has now ended on the latest dvla number plates auction. Nine hundred and ninety nine lotts were offered for sale. Bidding commenced on of 23rd June for this online only auction. Over 210 dvla number plates failed to attract any bidds and therefore went unsold.
The highest priced dvla number plate that sold in the auction was Lot347 GRA 1M £5,520, the following lots also generate significant interest.
Lot 37 AKH 11L £3,750
Lot 43 ALX 1M £3,110
Lot 75 219 ASH £3,130
Lot 79 181 AS £3,510
Lot 233 121 DM £4,250
Lot 343 181 GM £3,020
Lot347 GRA 1M £5,520
Lot 350 211 GS £3,020
Lot 335 121 GB £3,250
LOT 429 303 JC £3,330
Lot 456 243 JP £3,020
Lot 460 603 JS £5,210
Lot 462 96 JSD £3,610
Lot 491 KAM 24N £3,010
Lot 511 KMR 4N £3,200
Lot 575 MAC 10K £4,810
Lot 752 RAM 29N £3,210
Lot 833 SMA 11K £3,390
Lot 772 181 RS £3,730
Lot 774 RUB 1P £3,410
Lot 801 181 SB £3,830
The next dvla number plates auction is on 4th,5th & 6th of August at the Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire. There are 1500 private number plates entered in the the dvla auction.
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July 14th, 2010
It’s surprising how many cars these days have cherished number plates. If you have ever considered having a private number plate you will have noticed how expensive some registration numbers can be. Dateless number plates containing I’s & Z’s come from Northern Ireland. These Irish number plates can offer exceptional value in comparison to the mainland UK dateless number plates.
Historic mainland UK number plates can be several hundred or more often than not several thousands of pounds more. The irish number plates start from well bellow one hundred pounds. In fact you could get something really special for a thousand or so. It’s no wonder the rising popularity of the irish number plates amongst motorists in the UK mainland is increasing.
I often see Mercedes cars sporting the irish number plates MBZ they look really good and again they are pretty good value. You may even say better value than the vehicle they are on. We all know that a motor vehicle is one of the most expensive purchases. Very rarely do we sell the car for the same or more than we paid for it. This is not true of the other major purchases we are likely to make i.e. property. Private number plates including irish number plates tend to increase in value making them a thoroughly enjoyable investment.
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July 12th, 2010
There will be an auction next month of dvla number plates to be held at the Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon in Warwickshire. Set in around 65 acres of countryside, the centre is one of Warkwickshire’s premier venues, situated next to the Heritage Motor Museum that boasts the worlds finest collection of historic British cars. The three day event will see some 1500 private number plates offered for sale. The DVLA auction is one of six held throughout the year.
The DVLA auction consists of car registration numbers that have previously been unissued. Registrations cannot be purchased prior to the auction. If any registration number fails to meet it’s reserve price then it will remain unsold. In addition to the hammer price there are other associated costs including VAT, auctioneers buyer premium and department of transport fee. These all equate to approximately twenty five percent extra.
Out of all the dvla number plates the star of the show might well be lot 1024 car registration number 8 O. In recent auctions the other “O” series numbers have generated significant attention and substantial prices culminating with 1 O reaching £170,000 plus additional fees in January 2009. 8 O is the only remaining unissued single digit dvla number plate.
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July 6th, 2010
These days you see more and more vehicles sporting private number plates. Is it because folks have more disposable income to purchase luxury items like private number plates? Probably not over the last couple of years with the pain and uncertainty of the credit crunch.
In days gone by private number plates were the preserve of the rich and famous. The good news is this is no longer the case, personalised car registration numbers are now within reach for the vast majority of the population.
Does that mean private number plates have come down in value? Hell no, in fact if anything the reverse is true. Even through the worst economic downturn for generations car registration numbers have continued to out perform most investments.
It’s true that you can spend thousands, even hundreds of thousand of pounds on cherished number plates and for the very oldest, most sought after private number plates thats the level of investment you need to be prepared for. The good news however is you can replace your dvla number plate from a random meaningless combination to something more personal from just a couple of hundred pounds.
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July 5th, 2010
Home Secretary Theresa May has warned that the rules surrounding automatic number plates recognition are to be made more stringent. A move welcomed by campaigners who have argued for restrictions regarding the 4000 strong network of automatic number plates recognition cameras were long overdue.
The ANPR network logs in excess of 10 million vehicles car registration numbers every day. The cameras photograph the front of the vehicle and captures not only the DVLA number plates but also images of the driver and possibly passengers. The images are stored in a database containing 7.6 billion images.
The government are to consider limiting access to the database and will decide how long records should be stored for, currently records are held for two years.
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July 4th, 2010
The cash strapped state of California is considering a plan to generate revenue from advertising on number plates, or as they say in America ‘License plates’. The proposal would allow rotational digital adverts to be displayed in the position of the number plate. Motorists would be able to select messages to broadcast from advertisers that have payed the state, with incentives going to the motorists.
The state senate have a £12.8 bn. budget deficit and are not surprisingly thinking outside of the box in ways to generate revenue. It is understood they are considering a bill to permit research into the advertising on number plates scheme. A California company has been developing the technology that would digitally display scrolling advertising content across a number plate when a vehicle was stopped at a traffic lights or in a traffic jam. When the vehicle was in transit the display would show the car registration numbers only.
Who knows if these type of number plates will ever see the light of day in California or elsewhere. I would be surprised to see such displays on dvla number plates anytime soon! Over recent years the DVLA have imposed strict rules over what can and can’t be displayed on DVLA number plates. In the United Kingdom, number plates can’t even have the web address of the supplier in place of their name .
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July 1st, 2010
New advanced technology is to be rolled out across Northern Ireland that tracks irish number plates. The system is a network of cameras that automatically reads the number plate. The £13 million cost to implement the system is being justified in a bid to track smugglers and terrorists as they move throughout the province.
While the rest of the United Kingdom feels the pinch of the new governments spending clampdown, addition funding has been made available for automatically reading irish number plates. The Secretary of State had to request the additional revenue from the treasury who warned that in future funds might not be available for such requests.
The Police believe this will be a helpful tool in the fight against those who try use violence to bring down the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Of course automatic number plates recognition is common place in the UK mainland. It’s a subject can stir emotions there are those who believe the use of this type of technology is an invasion of privacy. Whatever your own view point the fact is irish number plates will also be subject to ANPR, Big Brother is watching !!
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June 29th, 2010
Would you know what to do if you wanted to get brand new number plates for your car? Not just new plates, but new registration plates – perhaps even personalised DVLA number plates.
The best way to make this happen is to go online to see what you can find. You will be amazed at how quickly you can find out whether you can buy a specific plate for your car. Once you start searching online you will be able to ascertain relatively quickly whether you can buy one particular plate that is ideal for you. If you can’t, you will certainly be able to come up with some alternatives.
If your ideal plate is not available you will still be able to search around for similar DVLA number plates online. Quite often when you do find something you will be prompted to buy it with simple instructions on how to do so being listed very close by. Look for a page of step by step instructions – some sites offer this instead.
It can certainly save you time to buy DVLA number plates in this way online. If you find something suitable you can purchase it quickly and get all the relevant information along with it as well.
As you can see, it really couldn’t be easier to search for your ideal number plate. Why not personalise your car and enjoy the novelty of it being relevant to you in some way? There are DVLA number plates available for everyone, no matter whether they have your nickname, initials or any other legend on them.
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June 28th, 2010
There are millions of DVLA number plates you can buy online; you just need to know where to look. There are lots of websites which can help you out here, which are devoted to making it easy for you to search and buy the right plate for you.
Ask yourself if the website you come across has a search facility that enables you to find a plate. For instance can you search for a particular prefix? DVLA number plates are going to be easier to find if you can. Alternatively you might want a more modern version of the number plate. This has two letters followed by a couple of numbers. The plate then ends with three other letters to form the complete plate.
No matter which method you choose to find new number plates with, you can find lots of potential matches when you know what to look for. If the exact DVLA number plates you want to get are available for you to buy, they will be easier to find online. However if your exact plates are not available you will soon realize this, because you won’t be able to come up with anything at all. There could be a lot of similar plates though, each one slightly different from your ideal plate but still giving you some good examples of similar plates.
As you can see, searching for DVLA number plates online can be easier than you think.
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