Can I sell my private number plate on eBay?

Yes, they can, and what's more they can even use the hacked Paypal accounts of unsuspecting people to pay you. By the time you've realised what's going on they may have even have sold your private reg onto another innocent person who has it sitting pretty on their vehicle!

How do I sell my private reg UK?

You have two options to select from when it comes to how you sell your personalised plate. You can either sell through a private dealer or broker who specialises in the selling of personalised number plates or manage the transaction yourself and sell your registration number privately.

Where is the best place to sell my number plate?

Another way of selling your plate is through an auction site like eBay. This way you can put a reserve on your item to ensure that you're getting what you think it's worth. As with anything on this kind of website, though, getting the right buyer is often down to luck.

What is the fastest way to sell a private number plate?

Can I sell a private number plate?

You can sell a personalised number plate you own privately or through a dealer. Although using a dealer will involve paying them a fee, it will take the burden of making sure the paperwork and financial transaction are all in order.

Selling private number plates

Do the DVLA buy number plates back?

No, It's not possible to sell your private number plate back to the DVLA. The DVLA sells cherished number plates, but only new ones. They won't buy back registrations that have already been issued to a vehicle.

How do I sell my private number plate privately?

How much is my cherished number plate worth?

Do number plates go up in value?

Like anything in life, the value can sometimes go down as well as up. Even if it does go up, you are not likely to see its value rise quickly, so you need to be prepared to wait a number of years or possibly even for decades.

How do I sell a number plate on retention?

The easiest way to do this is to give the buyer the retention document number so that they can go to the DVLA website and assign the registration to their vehicle. Once they have done this, they have the rights to the licence plate.

What is the most expensive number plate?

In fact, the most expensive number plate in the world is literally “1”, and can be found the United Arab Emirates. It was purchased by Abu Dhabi businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri in 2008 for a price tag of £7.25 mil.

How do you sell a car number plate?

OPTION 1 - Sell Through A Number Plate Dealer

They agree a value that they will aim to return you for your number plate, and then they advertise it on their website, deal with the buyer for you, take payment and handle the paperwork.

How long can you keep a private plate on retention?

What happens to the private number. Your V778 retention document proves that you still have the right to assign the private number for the next 10 years. You must renew your right to use a private number before the V778 expires.

Who owns a number plate UK?

Can you find out who owns it? Not really. The only people who have access to that sort of information are the police and the DVLA and neither of them will divulge it as it is covered by the Data Protection Act. The only hope you have of finding the owner is if you spot the car on the road.

How much is the number plate 007 worth?

A licence plate with the code number of Ian Fleming's heroic spy, James Bond, has sold at auction for what is thought to be a record amount. The Guernsey plate, 007, sold for £240,000, believed to be the most paid at a public auction in Guernsey. The winning bidder of the number only plate wants to remain anonymous.

How do you value a number plate?

Factors of a private number plate valuation

Your number plate valuation is determined by how desirable it is to other people, as well as how rare the plate is. Although every number plate is 'rare' (there is only one of each!), some are rarer and more desirable than others.

Can I sell number plate on DVLA auction?

In a word, no, you can't sell your number plate back to the DVLA. The DVLA issue new registrations for vehicles and also hold/sell the stock of all cherished registrations that have never been issued to a vehicle before, but they have no interest in buying registrations.

What happens when you sell a car with a private number plate?

Yes, whenever you change cars, you have the choice to take your personalised number plate with you. You don't have to leave it on your car. You must remove the registration number from your car before selling it. If you don't, ownership of the registration number will pass with ownership of the vehicle.

Does private number plate increase insurance?

No. You are required by law to display a registration mark on your vehicle. A private number plate should not be considered a vehicle modification and your insurer should not change your premium as a result.

Do you have to pay to keep a private number plate?

Surprisingly, the answer is: Not much. A private number plate is not really its own thing – it is a façade. When it is registered to a vehicle it belongs to that vehicle, not the person who bought it, as some understand. This means there are no annual fees to pay as long as the private number plate is on the vehicle.

Can I keep my number plate?

As a general rule, yes you can. However, some number plates cannot be retained. For example, any number plates with the prefix Q cannot be retained.

Do I need an MoT to sell my number plate?

You cannot sell a registration number if you no longer have the vehicle. Or if the vehicle is now simply a box of remaining parts. The vehicle must have been taxed / Mot'd within the past 5 years. Older vehicles (and vehicles that do not have a recent record of tax / MoT) are likely to be called for inspection.

Who owns No 1 number plate?

1. Registration Number '1' The astounding sum of £7.25 million is the highest price paid ever for a plate. Abu Dhabi property mogul Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri snapped it up in 2008.

Who owns the number plate 007?

A Guernsey resident won the battle to buy the new (number-only) States of Guernsey registration, '007', in a recent auction. The buyer, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought it for a whopping £240,000!

What is the rarest license plate?

Of these, two-character plates are the rarest, especially two-character repeating plates like “MM,” according to the “MM” plate website (h/t DuPont Registry). There are only 35 two-letter plates, making this license plate literally one in a million.