Where is the best place to sell a Personalised number plate?

Platehunter is the best place to sell a number plate and have it visible to thousands of people every day. We offer a FREE number plate valuation service that will give you an idea of your registrations value.

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.

How do I sell my private number plate 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.

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 Personalised 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

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

How much is my cherished number plate worth?

How do I sell my number plate with DVLA?

If you have a DVLA car registration you would like to sell, all you need to do is fill out our online valuation form. All we require is your vehicle number plate and your contact details. We will value all private plates that are registered at DVLA, whether on a V5 or on a DVLA certificate.

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 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 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.

Are old number plates worth anything?

Over the past 100 or so years, different styles of number plates have been used. As a rule of thumb, the older number plates are more valuable than the newer styles. Especially dateless number plates, which are always popular. Current style number plates are the most recent, starting in 2001.

How much is the number plate f1 worth?

The 'F 1' plate was bought in 2008 for £440,000 by entrepreneur Afzal Khan who turned his passion for personalised number plates into a business. But he has no plans to sell the plate any time soon. In 2013, he turned down an offer of £6 million, and in 2018 a staggering £10 million offer was also rejected.

How long does it take to sell a private plate?

The entire process can take between 4 and 6 weeks.

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.

Where do I send my retention document?

As the "Grantee" (person who owns the rights to the registration number shown at the top left of the V778), if you are not ready to assign, the retention document may be extended. To do this, send your V778 filling in section 5 and signing section 6 to DVLA Personalised Registrations, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1DS.

How are private plates valued?

Generally, the age and novelty of a number plate are the principal factors governing its value. Older plates tend to command a higher price and also tend to be rarer since there are less of them.

What is the most valuable license plate?

The most expensive licence plate in the world in terms of listed value is the California MM, selling for $24.3 million. This sale price includes an NFT that is laser-inscribed onto the back of the plate.

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.

Are private plates an investment?

You are speculating that a plate will increase in value, but such an increase is not guaranteed. Prices of number plates fluctuate and can go down as well as up. If you decide to invest in number plates, it is impossible to calculate how much your number plates will be worth in a few years' time.

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Do number plates make money?

Why number plates? You can make money from number plates because they hold and increase in value as each one is unique. Realistically you're unlikely to find an interested buyer for a randomly assigned registration mark (that's the usual reg plates that we get with a car).

What happens when you sell a car with Personalised plates?

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.

What do I do with my old number plates?

Recycle your old number plate

You can do so by taking it to your local recycling centre. If you are disposing of it via other methods, you need to make sure the number plate is damaged enough so scammers won't be able to use it and get a hold of your identity.