Celebrity personalised number plates popular as ever

Are celebrities still buying personalised number plates?

Well, judging by the latest spotting of Vinnie Jones’ in LA, I would say so. Vinnie’s personalised number plate was spotted on a black Range Rover in Los Angeles. His celebrity personalised number plate says it all: UK VIN. And spotted following him, his wife Tanya… with her very own personalised number plate UK TANYA. Vinnie also bought a UK number plate 100 VJ.

Not quite so easy to get such perfect private registration numbers in the UK though. Not without a big budget anyway…

Here are some celebrities with UK number plates…

Anyone who has seen the popular programme The Apprentice can’t have missed Sir Alan Sugar’s personalised number plate AMS 1. The success of the programme has made Sir Alan a celebrity and a household name. Even Theo Paphitis and Duncan Banatyne, and James Caan (all of Dragons Den fame) have got in on the celebrity (and personalised number plates) act – Duncan sporting F1 TSO and 23 D (as well as half dozen others) , James Caan with 28 JC, and Theo with T1 HEO, LA53 NZA (La Senza), DEB 131E, and a heap of other ones.

It’s well known that Paul Daniels owns MAG 1C, and Jimmy Tarbuck nabbed the much cherished registration number COM 1C.

Max Bygraves was famed for owning MB 1. And Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has snapped up LEW 1S for a reputed £200,000 – mere pocket change.

Some perhaps lesser known celebrity personalised number plates…

Boxers Chris Eubank owns 1 KO, whilst Amir Khan has BOX 111G

But prestige personalised number plates are not just the reserve of the famous – if your pockets are deep enough, there are still plenty of great cherished registrations. Take for instance registration number plate CEO 7 – quite a prize for any big cheese. Or if you’re feeling brave, what about personalised number plate R4 NDY?

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Formula One number plate F1 breaks records

It’s been widely reported, but we couldn’t leave out a significant event like the sale of registration number F1.

Bradford businessman Afzal Kahn paid a record price of £375,000 for number plate F1. Add VAT, and that brings the bill to a cool £440,625.

This exclusive private registration number was sold by Essex County Council, who first issued it in 1904 when registration numbers became mandatory. It was issued to the County Surveyor of Essex.

The sale this week breaks the previous record of £331,000 for registration number M1, sold in 2006. Some other number plates that have sold for six-figure sums include:

51 NGH at £254,000 in 2006

GS 1 at £220,000 in 2005

K1 NGS at £235,000 in 1993.

And of course, CEO 1 sold in 2007 after heavy bidding.

Mr Kahn owns automotive design company Kahn Design. He’s reported to be planning to assign the number plate F1 to “the ground breaking Range Rover Cosworth” to be released in the next few weeks.

Essex County Council have tried to sell number plate F1 before. In 2004, offers were invited by the Council. But the F1 registration number failed to achieve an acceptable price and was not sold.

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