| People of all ages and backgrounds are
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| | for £254 000. Since then the record has
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| becoming aware of the joys and benefits
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| | been broken again and again.
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| of owing their own personalised number
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| | The owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman
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| plate. However, private number plates
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| | Abramovich recently increased the
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| have not always been so affordable and
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| | spending at Stamford Bridge, only this
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| were once seen as a status symbol for the
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| | time it was on his very own personalised
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| rich and famous. Here is a glance at some
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| | number plate! It is reported that Mr
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| famous registrations over time and the
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| | Abramovich paid £285 000 for the
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| proud owners of these number plates.
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| | registration VIP 1, which at the time
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| To start with we can look at our Royal
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| | equated to the most expensive personal
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| Family, who are no strangers when it
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| | number plate signing in the country! It
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| comes to personal number plates with some
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| | was initially issued by the DVLNI (which
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| excellent examples owned in the family.
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| | is the Northern Ireland equivalent of the
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| Queen Elizabeth 2nd owns the registration
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| | DVLA) for the forthcoming visit of Pope
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| A7, which is one of the most prestigious
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| | John Paul II. Since then it changed hands
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| car registrations ever released,
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| | a few times before being signed up at
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| originally issued by London Council in
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| | Chelsea.
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| 1903. A1 was the first registration
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| | Currently the most expensive private
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| number ever issued in London and was
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| | number plate ever sold is the
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| picked up by Earl Russell, who set up
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| | registration M1, bought for the eye
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| camp outside the registering offices in
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| | popping sum of £331 000! This was the
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| order to secure the ultimate number
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| | first car registration to be issued by
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| plate. Other Royal registration owners
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| | Cheshire Council over 100 years ago. It
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| have included the late Queen Mother who
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| | was sold on behalf of the National Trust
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| owned NLT 2 and HRH Prince Philip who has
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| | who acquired the registration when Tatton
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| OXR 1. Princess Margaret used to own the
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| | Park was donated to them in the 1960's.
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| registration 3 GXM whilst YR 11 is the
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| | The money raised from the sale of the
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| Duke of Kent's personal number plate.
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| | registration is being used by the
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| Last but not least is Princess Ann who
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| | National Trust for on going work and
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| once owned 1 ANN; however she gave it up
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| | projects.
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| for security reasons.
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| | These registrations all have fantastic
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| Another "Royal" number plate that has
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| | stories to go with them. Understandably
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| graced the number plate market was sold
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| | there are many famous people who choose
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| at a DVLA auction in 1993. K1 NGS was
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| | to keep their registrations a secret.
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| bought buy an anonymous bidder for the
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| | Next time you are out on the roads why
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| royal sum of £235 000. For over 13 years
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| | not see what number plates you come
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| this held the title of the most expensive
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| | across, and who knows, you may even get a
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| private number plate ever sold until it
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| | glimpse of your favourite celebrity!
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| stripped of its title by 51 NGH (SINGH)
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