Find & Buy Private Plates
Do you have to be rich to buy a private plate?
The good news is that no, you do not have to be rich to buy a private plate because prices start from only a few hundred pounds. We even have some easy finance options to assist spreading the cost of the purchase.
A number like DNJ 124 is priced at £950 but then even cheaper numbers like TIB 204 will only be around £500. As with most styles, the shorter the combination, normally the higher the price. An extreme example of the most valuable private plate would be a 1x1 format such as ‘4 B’ at over £450,000! What ever your ideas are, CarReg are always on hand to help you find something suitable to you and your budget.
The private number plate 25 O was sold for a record price when classic car dealer John Collins paid just over £500,000 at a DVLA Number Plate Auction (£518,000 including government fees). Mr.Collins purchased the number for a rare Ferrari 250 GTO. Some of these rare classic collector super cars have been owned buy rock stars and recently been sold for around £40,000,000!
Rare Private Plates in Stock
You can find all of our private plates we have on offer using the search here
.Remain incognito with private plates
Some clients prefer to not show names or initials on their vehicle. This situation is popular for well known drivers such as footballers and celebrities. Any car (not just a super car) can look great with private number plates like 1 GO (seen at the top of this page). We have this in stock and other similar plates like 34 X and OO 15. Numbers like these can be great fun and investments if purchased at the right price. Recently the James Bond plate “OO 7” was sold at auction for over £200,000. This is all very good however, this plate is only registered in Guernsey and can not been registered on the mainland! O, OO and OOO plates make the registration look like all numerals. The O/OO/OO part of the plate are in fact the letters ‘O’ for Oscar and not zero’s. All O/OO/OOO registrations are originally issued by the DVLA and then later via DVLA auctions.. There are of course other options like registrations with the letter X/XX/XXX or numbers with words and names.
When purchasing a private plate, there are specific regulations and formats that must be followed. For instance, plates must adhere to the legal requirements regarding letter and number size, spacing, and visibility. Additionally, certain combinations may be prohibited if they are deemed offensive or inappropriate.
As demonstrated the cost of private plates can vary significantly, with more popular or unique combinations fetching high prices. Once you have a private plate, you can transfer it to a vehicle you own and you can also transfer it on subsequent vehicles you own or sell it on to another person.
How to Choose The Perfect Private Plate
- The main decision should be what a comfortable budget would be. There are private plates with prices starting from only a few hundred pounds. When purchasing a private plate, there are specific regulations and formats that must be followed. For instance, plates must adhere to the legal requirements regarding letter and number size, spacing, and visibility. Additionally, certain combinations may be prohibited if they are deemed offensive or inappropriate. The cost of private plates can vary significantly, with more popular or unique combinations often fetching higher prices. Once you have a private plate, you can transfer it to a vehicle you own, and you can also sell or transfer it to someone else if you choose.
- Decide on what style you would like to go for. There are so many different styles that you can choose from, XXX with 3 numbers or OO then 3 numbers for example.
- If you’re interested in getting a private plate, you can search our website or contact us for more information on available options, pricing, and the necessary procedures for obtaining one.
- You can also buy the actual perspex number plates from us at CarReg. We are DVLA registered number plate supplier and all plates are made to the highest legal Britishstandards by our professional manufacturer.
