Although the majority of private number plates are now increasingly more realistically priced, the most expensive number plates are still priced at an absolute premium – reflecting the diversity and range of everyday private plates and famous number plates that can make you stand out from the crowd.

The most extravagant of private registrations can fetch from tens to hundreds of thousands of pounds – and, staggeringly enough, millions! If you are fortunate enough to own the registration of potentially famous number plates it could act as a financial investment with many private plates being sold for major profits. A perfect example of the heightened market for famous car registrations is the registration, 1 SAJ – valued at around £3,300 last decade and valued today at round £30,000.

Admittedly there are a number of factors which determine the overall cost of a registration plate. The age of the plate, the individual’s initials and single numbers are usually the defining issues, although it must be said this is not always the case. The most expensive famous number plate sold privately was registration, ‘1′ – snapped up for the eye-popping price of £7.25 million in the United Arab Emirates, February 2008. As some people clearly have more money than sense in many cases a private registration is only worth what a potential customer is willing to pay.

Recently former Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was desperate to get his hands on the registration ‘CR 9′ on one of his many supercars. It turned out that owner, a caravan park boss, Clive Roberts, had owned the registration for over 20 years and turned down an alleged offer of over £200,000 for sentimental reasons!

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