4th December 2009
24-year-old buys 6 O for £100,216
A 24-year-old bought the registration 6 O for a staggering £100,216 during the final day of DVLA Personalised Registrations' Christmas auction staged at Tankersley Manor Hotel, near Barnsley.

DVLA Personalised Registrations released the O-series as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. Each of its six auctions of the year - commencing with 1 O in January 2009 - has featured them. In total, 1 O, 2 O, 3 O, 4 O, 5 O and now 6 O have amassed a colossal £666,560 with all the money raised going to the Treasury.


8th May 2009
Investors Turn to Registrations
With interest rates at an all time low, investors are looking around for potentially better returns than leaving their money on deposit. Over the last few months, a number of new bidders have appeared at DVLA Auctions taking advantage of the competitive prices.


3rd April 2009
DVLA Sets its Sights on Big 3 O
The most recent auction at Ardencote Manor, Warwickshire, saw the 2 O registration - the second instalment of the agency's single digit O-series sell off of 2009 - fall under the hammer for £142,249. 1 O was sold in January for £210,242 while 3 O will "star" at Wychwood Park near Crewe, Cheshire, in June.


27th March 2009
1 D Sets New Auction Record
The registration 1 D sold for a record-breaking £285,000 hammer price at DVLA's last auction in March 2009. This beat the previous record of £201,000 for 51 NGH set in April 2006.