Record price for license plate

Unlike in the USA, British license plate numbers can be bought and sold. And some are more desirable than others:

A County Fermanagh businessman has paid more than £50,000 for a car registration plate. The plate, WIL 1, reached the Northern Ireland record price of £40,000 at an auction near Belfast on Wednesday. The man also paid an extra £12,000 in VAT and other fees on top at the Cherished Registration Auction at Wilsons Auctions in Mallusk.

OIL 1 was the previous most expensive plate bought in Northern Ireland, going for £25,000.

Posted by David on April 5, 2003 2:59 PM