There was a time when private number plates were only limited to rich and famous people. However, over time they have captured the public’s imagination significantly. All the credit goes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motorists have paid £1.3bn for personalised number plates in the past decade, with one selling for more than £200,000. Figures ...

Sales of personalised number plates have more than doubled over the past decade, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. More than 1.2 million transactions took place in 2024, up from about 500,000 in ...

Customised number plates sit well with the rich and famous like Lord Sugar, but are far less appealing for the rest of us The news that appetite for personalised car number plates is apparently ...

Number plates, often seen as a personal statement or a simple registration tool, are subject to strict legal regulations in the UK. These regulations are designed to ensure clarity, visibility, and ...

The trend for personalised number plates has attracted celebrities from showbiz to sport and even royalty - while raking in hundreds of millions a year for the DVLA. Yet now the market appears to be ...

The sales of personalised number plates grew 12% between the years 2016 and 2017 and they’re all the rage right now. While the idea of getting a private number plate may seem like a straightforward ...

They’re popping up around the state, and I, for one, am obsessed. There’s nothing more entertaining on a drive than spotting a fun number plate, but now, they’re on billboards too! PPQ (Personalised ...

Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Motorists could be slapped with a hefty four-figure fine for breaking a simple DVLA number plate rule, according to leading experts. Motoring specialists at Carwow have stressed road ...

A former councillor is in negotiations with government officials to get personalised plates on jet skis and watercraft. Former Paradise Point councillor Grant Pforr, who represented the city at ...

Neal Bircher with a number plate representing Gloucestershire, the county of his birth Sales of personalised number plates have more than doubled over the past decade, figures obtained by the BBC ...