Archive for Numberplates
June 22, 2009 at 6:02 pm
· Filed under GPR1X number plate, Numberplates, racing number plates, sell number plates ·Tagged F1, GPR1X, grand, number, personal, plate, prix, sale, sell
Avid fans of F1 – which seems to be in turmoil currently with the possible creation of a rival championship – have a chance to snap up a great memento to adorn their own pride and joy with this number plate sale.
The plate for sale – GPR1X – reads “Grand Prix” and due to it’s issue date can be transferred to vehicles dating from the early Eighties.
We think GPR1X will be snapped up by a collector or else an enthusiast who wants to show his devotion daily – we only hope he drives a car of true racing pedigree.
Such numberplate sales are rare so this is a great opportunity for the right buyer.
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What’s special about GPR1X?
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May 20, 2009 at 7:40 pm
· Filed under 59 number plates, Numberplates, new style number plates ·Tagged 59 number plates
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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May 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm
· Filed under 59 number plates, Numberplates, new style number plates, number plate history, types of number plates ·Tagged 59 number plates, current style plates, dvla number plates, new style plates
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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February 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm
· Filed under Number plate rally, Numberplates, RNC number plates club ·Tagged Number plate rally, Registration numbers club, RNC
RNC Number plate rally 2009
This years annual number plate rally is set to be held on Sunday 5th July at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington.
Each year members of the Registration Numbers Club get together to share their stories, catch up with old faces – meet some new faces and enter into the competitions.
This year the entry classes are:
Amusing or unusual number S1LLY
Owners initials – letters preceding number JRL99
Owners initials – numbers preceding letters 64BFD
Owners initials with one number 1DLE
Owners initials with date letter J9JRL / SW55LJW
Names with / without date letter SAM383 / H1SAM / SA55OON
Pairs / family / collection RRD3 3RRD
No1s or neat numbers - not owners initials T4
Registration relevant to owner / profession LOO92
Any other cherished number NEN555
Classic car with interesting number
A Gala meal and overnight accommodation are on offer at the York Pavilion Hotel – making it a must – attend event for any serious number plate collector or enthusiast.
Number plate club rallies are a great chance to see rare and unusual personal number plates – as well as meet other enthusiasts and members of the number plate dealers.
To secure your place, or to become a member of the RNC – please visit their website
See also
Number plate club
Number plate rally
RNC website
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December 2, 2008 at 11:15 pm
· Filed under Numberplates, advertise your number plate for free, buy number plates, number plate market, sell number plates, transfer number plates ·Tagged advertise, number, plates, sell
“Advertise your number plate for free”
When selling a personal number plate – there seem to be many number plate dealers and companies offering to sell your number plate on your behalf free of charge – is it an offer that’s too good to be true?
“Selling a number plate is like selling a house”
Number plate selling – via dealers – is similar to selling a house and enlisting the services of the estate agent. Both are professional companies and skilled at what they do – both will market and conlude the sale of your house / number plate and both will charge you hand
Why it’s never free
As nice as number plate dealers are - buying and selling number plates is their bread and butter income. As with all things that sound too good to be true this is no exception- but its worth explaining how they charge.
“As a seller you will pay no money to the number plate dealer – but this doesn’t mean free”
As a seller you will pay no money to the number plate dealer when you sell your numberplate – but this doesn’t mean free.
The dealer will add their commission to the asking price of your number plate. On the face of it this is great – much like a no-win no fee solicitor but if someone pays £5000 for your number plate and the dealer passes you £3500 then surely you have paid £1500 for their services?
The true cost
Using the above example – someone has paid £5000 for your number plate but you only received £3500. It makes sense that were you to have found and dealt with this person directly you would be £1500 richer.
“If you dealt directly you would have been £1500 richer”
Different number plate dealers charge differing percentages of commisson. When negotiating the number plate sale it’s worth remembering the number plate dealers’ first priority is a sale and the second priority is getting a good price. It has been known for some dealers – as with estate agents and any kind of broker- to apply pressure to close a sale for the sake of “doing the deal” and earning a commisson- albeit not as sizeable as it could have been.
Save money – DIY
“There is now a cost effective alternative”
There are two main hurdles for anyone wishing to buy and sell number plates –
knowledge of how to transfer number plates
finding the appropriate buyer / seller
Number plate dealers take car of both these areas and on this basis make a living but as with anything- from pay as you go mobile phones to low cost airlines there is now a more cost effective alternative.
Number plate classifieds website give buyers and sellers of number plates the choice and chance to find each other and deal directly- ultimately saving money.
Isn’t transferring number plates difficult?
The DVLA and government have made the DVLA number plate forms extremely straight forward and useful documents. They can still be daunting but they aren’t in the league of filing a tax return(!)
So long as the criteria are met – there is no real mystery or difficulty when transferring number plates – just need to “dot the i’s and cross the t’s”
Not sure? got questions?
check out these links or drop us an email – info@smashing-plates.com
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November 25, 2008 at 12:49 pm
· Filed under Numberplates, sell number plates, smashing plates review, transfer number plates ·Tagged plates, review, smashing
Just thought I’d upload the link to our September review in Web User magazine.
They commented that the Smashing Plates website had a “clear” search facility and “Smashing Plates has nothing to do with Greek weddings, but lets you buy and sell personalised number plates“
You can read the full review below.
Smashing Plates Review
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November 21, 2008 at 1:37 pm
· Filed under Numberplates, buy number plates, number plate history, number plates are an ego boost, sell number plates ·Tagged boost, buy, ego, number, plates, sell
Are number plates an ego boost?
Just found an interesting article in the Guardian which refers to a 2002 paper written by Professor Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick.
When exploring the value or number plates – professor oswald has attempted to formulise valuaing number plates whilst also assessing the criteria for their purchase
“number plates dont have a function apart from status”
Not strictly true- number plates are used to identify vehicles but certainly you are provided with a registration number FOC by the DVLA so to pay more for a number plate adds no additional function – whether a number plate is A123ABC or DAV1D – both will be used to recognise vehicle ownership on the DVLA’s systems.
“they don’t pay for funny words, the pay for their own name”
The findings revealed that number plates are somewhat narcissistic – first names, surnames and nicknames are more valued and popular than words although generally and number plate which reads as a word will have an increased value.
“number plates are like domain names”
Interestingly there is a close link between number plates and domain names – both are an expression of indiviuality and both can be memorable (and expensive) Professor Oswald recognises that domain names have an intrinsic function whereas number plates are much more about pure status.
The fact is we all buy number plates for a variety of different reasons – sometimes as a gift and sometimes as an ego boost. Number plates provide a great deal of fun and amusement for all those who enjoy them and they have spawned various clubs forums and blogs (like this one) - so it can’t all be that bad?
Read the full paper here
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November 12, 2008 at 8:50 am
· Filed under Numberplates, buy number plates, sell number plates, twr number plates, v12twr ·Tagged jaguar, number, plates, TWR, v12twr, xj220
V12TWR
I don’t know about you but I used to love the old Jaguar XJ220 TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing)
An enormous beast of a thing (as if the XJ220 wasn’t big enough already) and more often than not painted in Day-Glo yellow or green- hardly the discreet-mobile.
We took a trip down memory lane here in the office today when the number plate V12TWR was placed on the site
Now of course a V reg prefix number plate can’t be transferred to an XJ220 due to the DVLA rules on making vehicles appear newer – but Tom Walkinshaw racing (TWR) have moved to pastures new and now tune Holdens.
V12TWR may also be a long term number plate investment as many manufacturers have re-released models (think VW beetle and mini) – under the ownership of Tata; Jaguar may release a new generation supercar and what better private plate to add the finishing touch!
See also
XJ220 TWR
Walkinshaw performance
Jaguar number plates
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November 7, 2008 at 1:23 pm
· Filed under Numberplates, illegal number plates, number plate flags, number plate history, number plate market
Flags on number platesThe government have finally scrapped the antiquated rules regarding national flags on car number plates.
Despite massive opposition the laws were passed in 2001 banning
the Cross of St George, the Scottish saltire and Welsh dragon along with symbols such as CYM for Cymru or SCO for Scotland
from car number plates - any number plate sporting such images would be against the law and subject to a £60 fine.
“Drivers should have the right to put British flags on their number plate if they want to,”
Theresa Villiers, Tory party spokesperson
Now the 7 year old rules have been abolished many motorists will find themselves within the confines of the law – it’s just a shame the government dithered for so long.
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November 5, 2008 at 10:35 am
· Filed under Numberplates, barack obama number plates, number plate history, number plate market ·Tagged barack, change, number, obama, plates, president, usa
Change is coming – to number plates?
Two big events in one week – first the DVLA sealed bids auction and now the presdiential election – when will things calm down?
So change has finally come to America – here in the office were trying to think of the best OBAMA number plates should he wish to indulge when he visits the UK on his first visit as the most powerful man in the West.
OBA11A (OBAMA)
USA 1
CHA6E (CHANGE)
B4RAK (BARACK)
PRE5 (PRESIDENT)
and finally
MCC41N (MCCAIN – just to rub his nose in it!)
It’s a shame that the UK don’t opt for the “vanity” style personalised number plates which are available in the US – as the possibilities are endless!
Smashing Plates wish Barack Obama all the best as the new president of the United States
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