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DVLA sealed bids auction – February 2009

DVLA sealed bids auction -  February 2009

9th feb – 27th Feb 2009 – 1074 number plates

For the second time in 6 months the DVLA have turned to a sealed bids auction with some 1000+ number plates on offer.

Having examined the lots it has to be said it’s a pretty unexciting line up of registration numbers on offer.

Of a handful of number plates which caught the eye of the Smashing Plates team :

JAS131R (JASBIR) & WAN13D (WANTED)


It has to be said some of the more exciting and valuable combinations of recent DVLA auctions are noticeably not present.

With the mediocre success of the last DVLA sealed bids auction we feel they should stick to the regular format.

Previous DVLA sealed bids auction

Previous DVLA sealed bids auction results

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DVLA number plate auction January 2009

DVLA number plate auction January 2009

Some great plates on offer at the next DVLA auction – to be held at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northampton on 28th, 29th and 30th January 2009.

Great expectations

Number plate lots with high reserves include:

1 O £10000 reserve

3S £8000 reserve

Potential bargains

As with all DVLA number plate auctions – there are some great bargains to be had – here’s our pick of the private number plates on offer.

PEU680T £300 reserve (Peugeot)

TOP601F £300 reserve (TOP GOLF)

DAT511N £350 reserve (DATSUN)

CO57TAS £900 reserve (COSTAS)

Misc private plates

Number plates that we’re just not sure about

ENG116H English?

FAR44H Trouser lover?

VEY20N Bugatti Veyron

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DVLA number plate auction September 2008

DVLA sealed bids auction

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DVLA sealed bids auction – the results

The DVLA sealed bids auction came to a close on Monday and the DVLA have now published the results at their DVLA registrations website.

DVLA sealed bids auction facts:

468 cherished number plate lots remained unsold.

250 SWB (an ultimate ferrari number plate) sold for £51,250

..beating the next highest lot which was 250TDF @ £12,0000

36 lots sold for as little as £250 – no doubt some of them intended as number plate christmas presents.

54 F prefix number plates appeared in the auction – the most notable being F348GTC – another superb Ferrari number plate.

Likewise 21 E prefix number plates appeared in the auction – a majority of which went unsold.

Was the auction a success?

With 31% of lots unsold, thefirst DVLA sealed bids auction didn’t set the world aflame but we’re sure here in the office that the DVLA will revisit this format- perhaps with greater publicity.

What now?

Doubtless many of these personalised number plates will appear in the number plate classifieds and with the number plate dealers - as is the case with most DVLA auctions.

 

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private number plate investment

DVLA number plate auctions

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DVLA sealed bids auction

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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