Results from Number Plates auction
The final auction of cherished numbers of 2008 was held at Tankersley Manor, Barnsley, South Yorkshire on the 19th,20th and 21st of November 2008. The auction was organized by Premier Motor Auctions on behalf of the Sale of Marks Group DVLA. 1600 lots were on offer over the 3 days with bids taken by post, phone, in person and over the internet.
Most successful number sold was 1 RH which went for £196,000 on the drop of the hammer, which equates to approximately £245,000 after auctioneers commission, vat and transfer fee. Second was 87 A which brought a paltry (in comparison) £14,800. Third was 1 MND at £12,200, not a bad price for a number one.
Some surprising results were 833 TLE ( Beetle ) at £10,700 and SC07 LND ( Scotland ) at £10,000. Some good cheap novelty plates were JUM9P at £600, SOA 4P at £450. Most obvious number to need doctoring was LCW 15S at £6000 which is no doubt going to made to resemble LEWIS. Surprisingly JE55 SSY did not sell.
299 lots remained unsold which is quite a rise from last auction when 238 did not sell, a clear sign of the economic slow down. Total income from the sale was over £400k which is pretty similar to earlier auctions but 1 RH made a good contribution to that.
This concludes the auction season for 2008, dates and venues for 2009 have yet to be announced.
Original number plates article
Due to the unique nature of private number plates, for example "car registrations are not items of property in their own right. They are assigned, and may be withdrawn by the Secretary of State. They are assigned to the vehicle rather than its keeper" and many of the car registrations we have available to us involve a third party, therefore unless the registration you are interested in is one of our own stock cherished number plates it is subject to current availability. Similarly we rely on these third parties to inform us that it has been sold. If you see "your" cherished number plate on our website and it should not be there, we would welcome your feedback so that we can rectify the mistake. With regard to the Distance Selling Regulations, we must notify you that as the contract will begin as soon as payment is made, the cooling off period and right to cancel will no longer apply. This website contains cherished number plates from our own stock,car registrations where we are acting as an agent and government stock.We reserve the right to withdraw from sale or change the price of any private number plate without notice. All personalised number plates on this website are subject to availability, D.O.T. transfer fee and some are also subject to V.A.T. at 15%. Additional costs are sometimes applicable for the transfer of personalised number plates to N.Ireland... E.&.O.E.
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