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/

DVLA Plates auction

The forthcoming DVLA Personalised Registrations auction at Old Trafford starts on March the 24th and is set to offer a vast array of  car and van registration plates for sale.

Reserve prices start from £250 and with 1,500 registration plates on offer there is bound to be a plate for your new car (or van).

Some of the plates on offer are as follows;

• 9 0 – £10,000
• 2 000 – £4,000
• F4 LSE – £900
• FER 661E – £900
• OLD 805S - £350
• NEW 805S – £400
• UTD 805S – £900
• VDS 1 – £3,200
• TAX 80Y – £400
• TOW 805S – £400

Jody Davis, DVLA Personalised Registrations’ Event Manager said,”Our Spring auction will be an unforgettable experience for the whole family. I think you can safely say, you don’t have to be a fan of Manchester United or even football for that matter to full appreciate it”.