Regtransfers 01582 967777 Use promocode BLACKFRIDAY and save Previous Next Personalised number plates search For best matches please enter at least two or three letters Search Home Info UK's most expensive number plates (You are here) The UK's most expensive private plates The values of top quality cherished registrations are growing, worldwide. It might be hard to believe, but eight of the ten most expensive UK number plates have been purchased since the onset of the 2007/2008 financial crisis. Despite uncertain times, people are confident that wisely selected private plates will hold or increase their value. The competitive environment of a car registrations auction seems to be especially good at delivering spectacular sale prices. Sums paid in the UK have been amazing enough, with outstanding examples achieving prices in excess of half a million pounds, but in some parts of the world a single registration may sell for millions of pounds. Spending a few hundred pounds on a personalised number plate is something most people are quite comfortable with; the increasing number of private registrations sold in the UK each year demonstrates the fact. That shouldn’t surprise us; a good registration can do more to personalise a vehicle than any other change. A flashy spoiler or custom paint job may be eye-catching, but no one can guarantee it will be unique. With a private registration, that is exactly what is guaranteed: uniqueness, forever. The infographic, at a glance, show Britain's top 12 most expensive private numbers to date. Expand our table of numbers below to see more. Highest prices paid for UK personal number plates Show 10 25 50 100 entries # PLATE PRICE DATE VALUE * 1 25 O More details £518,480 Nov 2014 £750,000 2 X 1 £502,500 Nov 2012 £1,000,000 3 G 1 £500,000 Sep 2011 £1,000,000 4 RR 1 £472,000 Sep 2018 £500,000 5 F 1 More details £440,625 Jan 2008 Asking £10,000,000 6 S 1 £404,063 Sep 2008 £1,000,000 7 1 D £352,411 Mar 2009 £500,000 8 1 S £340,000 Mar 2010 £600,000 9 M 1 £331,500 Jun 2006 £1,000,000 10 GB 1 £325,000 Nov 2009 £500,000 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next * Estimated value as of 2018 It is the ultimate plate for the ultimate car. I could have bought a really good Ferrari for the money but I decided I really wanted the plate and I wasn't going to stop bidding on it. John Collins Check out our feature on the world's most expensive number plates. To find out more about the alternative investment potential of high-quality personal number plates, please visit our page on number plate investment. Why do people do it? What is it that makes someone willing to pay thousands of pounds for their ultimate personalised registration number? The factors that dictate the value of a registration number are many and varied. With initials, it is mostly the number of people who have those particular initials. If that number is large, then the potential demand is considerable and that can make some "initials" plates fairly valuable. With names and words, the value comes from a combination of potential demand and the quality of the number from a visual point of view. With "number 1" plates, the value is due to exclusivity and prestige. Did you know? The top 15 most expensive were all over quarter of a million pounds The top 3 most expensive were all over half a million pounds 64% of the top 50 most expensive were £200,000 or over A case of Business savvy We’ve been dealing with Registration Transfers now for nearly 25 years, they’ve supplied a hell of a lot of number plates for us, and you can see the amount of publicity that we get. Celebrity customers that use us, in the paper, everybody seems to mention the vans, everybody mentions the number plates. It’s our biggest form of advertisement, and hopefully we can continue to work with Registration Transfers for years to come. They have offered us a great service which has certainly got us, the company, to the position we are in today as the most known plumbing company in the world. Charlie Mullins, Pimlico Plumbers For fun. Mostly Fun and sheer enjoyment drive the vast majority of number plates purchases, but increasing number of buyers purchase their private registrations speculatively, with the intention of selling later at a profit; and it really is a serious investment, as serious as investment in stocks and shares, or in art. Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson is famously quoted as saying that a good personal registration could be "better than money in the bank". The earliest numbers issued in Britain are now much more than 100 years old, thus meeting the widely applied age criterion that defines an antique. As an investment Furthermore, there is an emerging market in private number plates for marketing, PR and branding in business. Sir Alan Sugar and Dragons' Den moguls Duncan Bannatyne, and Theo Paphitis all recognise the usefulness of private plates when it comes to building and reinforcing an image. Sir Alan's AMS 1 plate featured prominently in the opening sequence of The Apprentice. If you look back over the last ten years, the value of number plates has gone up a lot. James Caan Find us on... Regtransfers is on Facebook Regtransfers is on Twitter Regtransfers is on Instagram Regtransfers is on YouTube Regtransfers is on Pinterest Regtransfers is on Linkedin We're trusted 12,464 reviews More great content Auto Trader number plates Cherished number plates Personalised number plates Private number plates Irish number plates Number plates rules Number plate guides Car registration plates How DVLA issue car registrations Stories from the Blog Celebrity stories Marketing your business Customer stories About us Contact Testimonials Subscribe to our Newsletter Careers The role of DVLA Car registrations and number plates, including personalised number plates, in the UK are the responsibility of the Driver and Vehicle licensing Agency, usually known as the DVLA. 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