plate websites the same?
There must be over 100 number plate dealer websites online as I type this- and yet – aren’t they all just the same? Some have large advertising budgets and can offer great exposure to potential number plate sellers.
Others are much smaller and have smaller budgets- and yet nearly all number plate websites have the same plates to offer- but how can this be?
Every number plate is a one off. Fact.
Surely there can be only one combination of each numberplate- and so how can one number plate appears of tens of websites and with varying asking prices?
Most number plate dealers are DVLA resellers
The first thing to consider is that most number plate dealers sell number plates on behalf of the DVLA – making them “DVLA resellers”
Where you can buy some number plates directly from the DVLA for £250 with nothing more to pay – some dealers advertise these plates at £250 PLUS vat and transfer fees – taking their cut this way.
What to do? Read our number plate rip off article and always double check www.dvlaregistrations.co.uk
Most number plate websites have similar stock.
As each number plate is a one off – most number plate dealers tend to have similar stock on offer; the only differing factor is the asking price as this is determined by the level of commission a particular dealer builds in to the asking price.
Same plates. Different prices.
Number plate dealers are like estate agents. Each advertises a number plate on behalf of the seller – in return for a percentage fee when there is a sale.
As each number plate dealer differs from the next some charge 2%, others 4% and others £500 or £1000.
With this in mind the asking price for a number plate can differ by hundreds of pounds from website to website.
There is another way..
Smashing Plates is the first number plate classifieds website in the UK – it’s not a number plate dealer and that means it has the following advantages:
Buy number plates directly from the seller
No dealer commission
No VAT
No hidden fees
Smashing Plates is NOT a DVLA reseller
Why advertise privately rather than through a dealer?
Using a number plate classifieds website means you have greater control over the asking price for your number plate – you save money by not having to pay dealer commissions.
Transferring number plates is not as difficult as some number plate dealers would have you believe – check out these links
Why sell a number plate privately
How to transfer a number plate
Interested? Read on..
For more information on Smashing Plates and how the way we buy and sell number plates in the UK is changing please visit www.smashing-plates.com.
