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59 number plates ready for launch.


The DVLA have announced the forthcoming September release of 59 plates which will herald the end of the 50 series which began the new style number plates with 51 plates back in 2001.

This also means that next year will welcome both the 10 and 60 number plate sequences as replacement.

59 style reg plates will mean a new array of number plate combinations as Damian Lawson – marketing manager for the DVLA remarked

“Again, the introduction of the new 59 series opens up a whole new raft of potential registrations, being able to view them prior to sale provides time to have fun with our system to ensure customers get the plate of their choice”.

59 number plates go on sale 1st september 2009.

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59 number plates – will they sell well?

The new style number plate series has always been overshadowed by the prefix number plate series. Prefix number plates outsell new style plates by an impressive ratio.

This is largely due to the number plate structure – prefix reg plates make it easier to use phonetics to spell words. The current reg plate system is more prohibitive and this has affected sales.

So will 59 number plates mean more desirable combinations and thus more revenue for the DVLA? only tim will tell.

59 number plates are released 1st September 2009.

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