Sales of personalised number plates have more than doubled over the past decade, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. More than 1.2 million transactions took place in 2024, up from about 500,000 in ...

There was a time when private number plates were only limited to rich and famous people. However, over time they have captured the public’s imagination significantly. All the credit goes to ...

Motorists have paid £1.3bn for personalised number plates in the past decade, with one selling for more than £200,000. Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), obtained via a ...

Number plates, often seen as a personal statement or a simple registration tool, are subject to strict legal regulations in the UK. These regulations are designed to ensure clarity, visibility, and ...

Customised number plates sit well with the rich and famous like Lord Sugar, but are far less appealing for the rest of us The news that appetite for personalised car number plates is apparently ...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issued an important alert to drivers who have a personalised number plate.

Personalised number plates are one of the more expensive ways that some drivers choose to cosmetically enhance their car, and while private plates might not be to everyone’s tastes, the Driver and ...

Next week the number plate “TAX 1” is up for auction – with bids expected to reach £100,000 – but anyone buying it might want to think twice. That's because if your car is stolen or written off, it ...

The trend for personalised number plates has attracted celebrities from showbiz to sport and even royalty - while raking in hundreds of millions a year for the DVLA. Yet now the market appears to be ...

A former councillor is in negotiations with government officials to get personalised plates on jet skis and watercraft. Former Paradise Point councillor Grant Pforr, who represented the city at ...

A Norwich-based businessman paid a total of £17,000 for the personalised registration 1 HFH – for his five week old son. DVLA Personalised Registrations is saving one its best plates until the last ...