It may be tough economic times but the latest DVLA Personalised Registrations sale, at Down Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire, generated £3.17 million in revenue during the three-day event.

There were 1,500 personalised registrations on sale and more than 92 per cent of them went under the hammer. Some of the highlights were DE11 BOY which was bought by businessman Chris Parsons for £35,330, the highest sale over the event. UK51 NGH came second and went for £21,560, while 36 0 was sold for £16,520.

The final auction of 2011 will be held at Dormy House Hotel, Broadway which is being held from Wednesday the 30th November. DVLA Personalised Registrations’ Marketing Manager, Damien Lawson, said,”Our recent sale was terrific. Again, our successful sale re-confirms the popularity of personalised registrations is still extremely high”.

If you are thinking of leasing a new car, you can fit a personalised plate but you will need to get permission from your leasing company. There are some other points to remember when fitting a personalised plate as follows;

1. It is illegal to misrepresent a vehicle registration on a number plate, perhaps to indicate the car is newer than it actually is. Full rules can be found at the DVLA website.
2. When you buy a personalised plate, the final sum includes the winning amount, auctioneers commission, 20 per cent VAT and the £80 transfer fee as well.

A businessman based in Norwich has just paid £17,000 for the private vehicle  registration plate, 1 HFH, for his five week old son. The plate was bought on the second day of the DVLA Personalised Registrations summer auction which is being held at the F1 Williams Conference Centre in Oxfordshire.

Although the businessman wanted to remain anonymous, he did comment,”When I was told 1 HFH was being auctioned I just had to have it. It’s a great investment, though to be truthful I don’t think it’ll ever be sold. I’m just going to keep it for my son, it’ll be his on the day he’s old enough to have his own car”.

DVLA personalised registrations can be fitted to any vehicle on lease but you do need to get permission from the relevant leasing company to do this. There are numerous examples of private plates available off the DVLA website at budgets to suit all pockets.

Paul Quinn, an avid Manchester United fan, stopped off on route to the Champions League Final to buy a personalised registration plate ,UTD 80Y, for £12,900.

Mr Quinn owns the Town Hall Hotel in Eccles, Manchester and admitted that he would have paid up to £40,000 for the plate if he had to. He said,”I can’t believe it, it’s a perfect plate. I have another UTD registration, but this is the tops”.

The most expensive plate sold by the DVLA during the spring auction was 888 A which was sold to a mystery bidder, a businessman in the north of England, for £52,000.  If you have ever wondered whether you can fit a personalised plate to a leased car you are able to do this, but you need permission from the leasing company first.

There are also several rules regarding how the plate must be displayed on your car or van and you can find the rules at the “Got a Question? section at http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/

Personalised Registrations sale

DVLA Personalised Registrations has been holding their first 2011 sale at the Imperial War Museum in Manchester and three of its star registration plates have just sold for £94,000.

The top plate on sales was 12 O and this one went for a massive £63,290 to a mystery businessman. In addition, 34 OO was sold a few minutes later for £7,967 and 5 OOO went for £22,913.

Damian Lewis, DVLA Personalised Registrations’ head of marketing, commented,”Once again we have been left astounded at the level of interest the O-Series continues to create, it really has been a tremendous success for the agency and we couldn’t have wished for more. The success story will continue at our next auction planned for March in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, with 13 O, 800 OO, OOO 1E and 6 OOO“.

The total amount banked by DVLA Personalised registrations for the O-Series currently stands at £1.3 million. Don’t forget if you are thinking of getting a new car in March 2011 then the new 11 Series plates are available online now from the DVLA website. You can fit a personalised plate to a leased car but you will need to get permission from your leasing company before you can do this.

KHA 1N

Leicester businessman, Mark Smithson, snapped up the personalised vehicle registration plate, KHA 1N, for £12,000 on the second day of the DVLA Personalised Registrations’ first auction of 2011, at the Imperial War Museum in Manchester.

Mr Smithson said,”Khan is a hugely popular name, especially in my home town of Leicester, so when I spotted KHA 1N in the auction I just couldn’t resist speculating with a bid and fortunately I won it. It’s a sound investment”.

The DVLA sale includes 1,500 personalised vehicle registrations with a budget to suit everyone and here is a sample of what is on offer with reserve prices in brackets;

• Star plate - 12 O (£10,000)
• AAM 333R – (£400)
• ASH 333F – (£400)
• 777 CB (£2,600)
• VEG 4N (£400)
• DOC 700R (£400)
• 5 OOO (£4,000)

Please note it is illegal to misrepresent a vehicle registration on a number plate and the full rules can be found at the DVLA Personalised Registrations site under “Got a Question”. You can also fit a personalised plate to a leased car or van but you will need to get permission from the leasing company concerned.

One lucky lady from Northamptonshire has had the personalised plate LOU 115E bought for her, after her husband paid £12,800. The mystery buyer bought this number on-line during the second day of the DVLA auction being held at Ardencote Manor in Warwickshire and defended his purchase saying “it was a fine investment”.

The most expensive plate sold so far in the auction was 75 M which went for £49,341, ahead of GTO 599F which went for £19,911 and BAH 7A for £19,026.

Jody Davies, DVLA Personalised Registrations’ Events Manager, said,”Louise, whoever she might be, is one lucky lady who will wake up on Christmas morning with a great surprise”. There are thousands of personalised registrations available off the DVLA Personalised Registrations website at prices to suit all budgets. You can fit a personalised plate to a leased car but you do need permission from the leasing company to do so.

If you are thinking of buying a personalised plate as a Christmas present this year, or maybe just for yourself, the DVLA Personalised Registrations‘ sixth, and final three-day auction for 2010 gets underway on the 1st December.

The event is being held at Ardencote Manor Hotel, Claverdon in Warwickshire. If you do buy a plate at the auction this will leave you enough time to go through all the paperwork formalities to ensure your car (or van) has its new number by December the 25th. You can also fit a personalised plate to your leased car or van but don’t forget you must get permission from the vehicle leasing company to do so.

The plates on offer at the forthcoming auction include – reserve price in brackets.

• 11 O – reserve price of £10,000
• 777 A – (£3,000)
• ALF 4C (£400)
• D111 ANA ( £900)
• EL10 TTS (£900)
• 66  JLS (£1,900)
• F40 WOW (£300)
• F40 XXX (£900)
• 32 OO (£3,000)
• 4 OOO ( £4,000)
• OPR 4H ( £450)
• OUR 805S (£400)
• P911 CUP (£900)

These are just some of the personalised registration plates on offer however as always if you want to search online for thousands of others, just visit the DVLA Personalised Registrations site.

10 0 goes for over £92K

The personalised registration plate 10 0 has sold on the final day of the DVLA Personalised Registrations‘ autumn action for staggering £92,920. The winning bid was made by phone after a tense and packed auction room.

Damian Lawson, DVLA Personalised Registrations Marketing Manager, said,”10 0 is a fine registration. We had high hopes for it, and thankfully it has delivered for the agency.  There are millions of other personalised registrations available off the DVLA site including numerous 60 plates.

One lucky Liverpool fan may decide to bid for the personalised plate, LFC 80Y, at the DVLA Personalised Registrations autumn auction, which gets underway at Rudding Park, near Harrogate on Tuesday the 5th October next week. Earlier in the year, local scouser, Tony Deegan won A1 KOP and paid £2,606, for what he called a “a bargain”.

There are over 1,500 plates on offer including th “star plate” 10 O, which has a reserve of £10,000. Other plates of offer (starting from £250) include the following;

• 99 A (reserve £3,000)
• H15 DOG ( £900)
• F50 XXX ( £400)
• B16 ONE (£900)

Damian Lawson, DVLA Personalised Registrations Marketing Manager, said,”For the passionate Liverpool fan, ther can’t be many registrations better than LFC 80Y. Personalised plates are extremely popular presents, it’s worth noting the administration surrounding those plates bought at Rudding Park, or indeed, our final auction of the year, could easily be arranged in time for Christmas”.

The DVLA Personalised Registrations department is holding their next three-day autumn auction at the Rudding Park Hotel, near Harrogate from Tuesday the 5th October. There will be a great selection of plates on sale with 1,500 available, with prices to suit any budget.

The star plate is likely to be 10 0, which has a reserve of £10,000 however many other prices are much affordable starting from £250. The final sum paid comprises the winning amount, auctioneers commission, 17.5% VAT and the £80 transfer fee.

Other plates available include the following items (with their reserve price);

• 99 A – £3,000
• ALV 15S – £400
• A599 GTO £900
• 3 000 – £4,000
• LAM 80 S – £400
• MAX 104D £400
• ONE 805S – £400

Damian Lawson, DVLA Personalised Registrations‘ Manager said,”Rudding Park is a spectacular venue and one certainly to savour. As usual, we have come up with a tremendous array of personalised registrations to suit all tastes and budgets”. You are allowed to put  a personalised plate on a leased vehicle however you will need permission from the leasing company to do this and they may charge you a small administration fee.