Cheap MY15 SVR number plate

[YorkshireSam]

Good spot, and half the price of similar plates direct from the DVLA.

Incidentally I was mulling over the rather Top Gear-esque J444AEG which is currently £250 on the DVLA website but thought the novelty might wear off pretty quickly.

 

[YorkshireSam]

I tend not to put car related plates on my own cars and have had 18 ME for 23 years now and was looking for a similar plate for another car that is reasonably priced. Saying that I did buy VW61 NAP to put on the new VW California last year but then sold it not long after with about 300 miles on, so that plate is for sale now :lol:

I noticed the DVLA are about to release another batch of dateless 3 letter x 3 number plates if you're after something cheap (£1k and under).

I got a DVLA one last year. Letter choice is limited (think they're actually unassigned NI plates from circa 1960s). But it's a short, neat, classic-looking reg for very little money.

18 ME is a great plate and I imagine it's been a good investment financially.

 

[YorkshireSam]

I do get the DVLA auction emails when they are due to be released or are you referring to the buy it now DVLA website?
What plate did you get last year?
I always wanted my own initials and 18 was the lowest number available at DVLA classic auctions around that time. I’ll never sell it so will be passed down the family when I’m gone. Got another 4 digit on a Puma but is fairly meaningless to me or my wife (6 YMY) although been with us for about 15 years so does have some sentiment now. Would like another initials plate with mine or my wife’s initials but as said before, reasonably priced, although you can’t really call any dateless plate reasonable nowadays.

Yep, some big money these days, especially anything 2x2 or shorter.

I was referring to the 'buy in now' section of the DVLA website... https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/nifixed/

Probably no good if you want initials but very reasonably priced to be fair.

I wanted something short with as many Roman numeral-type characters as possible (X, I, 1 etc) just because I like the aesthetic rather than anything particularly meaningful. I ended up with the plate below direct from DVLA for £400, which I assigned to my old C Class.

I'm considering moving it over to the F-Type. Do you think you'll sell 6 YMY if you find one with initials?

 

[cj10jeeper]

These plates are Northern Ireland, typically containing 3 or 4 letters or numbers and within the letters an X or I, although they are adding more as they run out of combinations. I believe they always stuck to the old 1903 format..
Whilst dateless the structure limits personal options and also readily identifiable as NI, so prices are relatively low.
Mostly seen on old buses and coaches.

 

[NavigatorNI]

I got a DVLA one last year. Letter choice is limited (think they're actually unassigned NI plates from circa 1960s). But it's a short, neat, classic-looking reg for very little money.

NI plates, but not necessarily from the 1960's. The DVA have realised they can make extra money from NI plates and now retain short or interesting ones to gradually release over time. Cars registered in NI on general released plates start at 4 digit suffixes, the 1, 2 and 3 digit ones being retained for later sale or auction. BTW, the reason you often see NI numbers on buses or coaches is that they, or their chassis, have been manufactured in NI. I often used to see bare bus chassis being driven to the ferry, the driver perched on top wearing a crash helmet!

 

[cj10jeeper]

I got a DVLA one last year. Letter choice is limited (think they're actually unassigned NI plates from circa 1960s). But it's a short, neat, classic-looking reg for very little money.

NI plates, but not necessarily from the 1960's. The DVA have realised they can make extra money from NI plates and now retain short or interesting ones to gradually release over time. Cars registered in NI on general released plates start at 4 digit suffixes, the 1, 2 and 3 digit ones being retained for later sale or auction. BTW, the reason you often see NI numbers on buses or coaches is that they, or their chassis, have been manufactured in NI. I often used to see bare bus chassis being driven to the ferry, the driver perched on top wearing a crash helmet!

Agree re the DVLA retaining new numbers to sell and release - this from Wiki:

From November 1985, the first 100 numbers of each series were withheld for use as cherished registrations. From April 1989, the numbers 101-999 were also withheld in this way. Even multiples of 1000 and 1111 ("four-of-a-kind") are deemed cherished by the DVLA and thus withheld