- The DVLA's September auction raised £6.76 million after 1,980 of the 2,000 available registration plates were sold, achieving a 99 per cent sell-through rate.
- Four personalised plates featuring recognisable words or phrases fetched a combined total of £68,324, nearly 72 times their combined starting prices.
- Individual highlights included H80 RSE, reading as Horse, selling for £17,644, and P15 STA, referencing Ferrari's 488 Pista, fetching £17,396.
- The highest price of the entire auction was achieved by 242 A, which sold for £42,116 against an initial £2,500 starting estimate.
- Private registration specialists highlighted that the impressive results demonstrate strong demand across all levels of the market.
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The four number plates that sold for more than £68,000 at DVLA auction
