Archive for October, 2008

DVLA sealed bids auction

October 31, 2008 at 3:13 pm · Filed under DVLA sealed bid auction, Numberplates, buy number plates, dvla, sell number plates ·Tagged , , , ,

The DVLA’s sealed bids auction has come to a close just an hour ago – and Monday 3rd November will reveal just how many of the 1500 DVLA number plates reached their reserve & were successfully sold.

The more cost effective DVLA sealed bids postal sale could herald a paradigm shift for the DVLA and could mean the beginning of the end for the tradional DVLA number plate auction

Some of the cherished number plates offered for sale include ANH4D, J51MMY and PAL45H – with reserves as low as £250 + fees.

The usual DVLA number plate auction format provides 1500 lots six times a year in a roadshow-esque environment – a move to sealed bids has shocked some industry insiders and others are sceptical that some of the bargains and opportunities provided by DVLA auctions may disappear.

The DVLA sealed bids auction could has brought 1500 personalised number plates to market and only time will tell if all 1500 number plates found a home.

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personal number plates – a viable christmas present ?

October 21, 2008 at 9:57 pm · Filed under Numberplates, buy number plates ·Tagged , , , , , ,

With Christmas just around the corner – ok well almost- we find here at “Smashing Plates towers” that number plates remain an original gift out there on their own and as each Christmas rolls around we hear from many customers buying number plates for their beloved.

So why buy a personal number plate as a christmas present?

An affordable gift

Number plates bought direct from the DVLA (www.dvlaregistrations.co.uk) and NOT from a DVLA reseller can cost as little as £250 with nothing more to pay.

A lasting gift

Each private number plate also has it’s own little story- my first number plate was my 18th birthday present and everytime I walk to my car it makes me smile- even 7 years on(!)

An original gift

If you are lucky enough to find a decent number plate combination at a reasonable price (prefix number plates are still your best bet) then you can surprise your loved one with their nickname or a word on their very own Smashing Plate.

So this year dig deep and give it some thought and you’ll find personal number plates are the gifts that keep on giving

a word of caution numberplates aren’t for everyone so find out if a numberplate is his/her cup of tea before you go any further!

Personalised number plates make great gifts because they’re …

unique

lasting

memorable

different

affordable

Yes… affordable!

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New ferrari – new ferrari number plates

October 19, 2008 at 9:20 pm · Filed under buy number plates, sell number plates ·Tagged , , , , ,

The Ferrari California is shortly to be launched and as with the prospective launch of most new cars there are those forward thinking among us who see the chance to snag some great ferrari number plates.

The California- retractable a hard top is the natural progression from the 360 and 430 and sure not to disappoint.

We had a think here in the office about the perfect ferrari numberplates to compliment the new model -

The new series of F prefix number plates allow you to have F then any letter and CAL – F2CAL for example.

New style number plates allow for plates such as MY58CAL or MY58FER

For us some of the ultimate Ferrari reg plates relate not to the model but to Ferrari itself- RED 1 or RO550 being notable favourites.

Whatever the combinations- you can be sure the enterprising among us will be reselling the best combinations quicker than this thing cando 0-60

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Naturally there is already a waiting list for the california…

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