Number plates.
What they're worth.

Bought at auction by F1 broadcaster Chris Evans in 2014 for the highest publicly recorded UK plate price.

Sold via Regtransfers in 2012, widely reported as one of the highest publicly disclosed private sales.

Scotland's first registration plate (Edinburgh, 1903). Re-sold privately in 2008.

Reportedly bought by Dubai-based collector at DVLA auction. Held alongside other single-digit-letter combinations.

Previously used on the Popemobile during the 1982 UK papal visit; subsequently re-sold privately.

KINGS

SINGH

BOSS

The first lot ever sold at a DVLA personalised registrations auction in 1989.

ALI

LAB (Labour Party)

Acquired by the UK Labour Party in 1997 and used on official vehicles.

DAVID

Popular name-format current plate; multiple sub-£10k transactions on retailer sites over the years.

Reportedly carried on royal household vehicles. Not publicly transacted.

PORSCHE

Iconic marque-spelling current-format plate. Active on retailer market historically.

U2 (band)

Reportedly acquired privately; one of the more famous "word" plates.

Reportedly held by a private collector.

Bedfordshire's original first-issued plate. Highly desirable single-letter / single-digit combination.

Rolls-Royce initials. Privately held; no publicly disclosed transaction price.

London County Council's first issued plate (1903). Privately held — no publicly recorded transaction.

Owned by Afzal Kahn (Kahn Design). Valuation widely reported at £8-15m; not publicly sold to date.