DVLA Number Plate Auctions
The next DVLA Plate Auction is to be held ONLINE ONLY Sale on 18th to 24th June 2025.
The DVLA have been holding personalised number plate auctions since 1989. All sales for the foreseeable future will be Timed (Online only) with 9 scheduled to take place during 2025.
Search registrations in the next DVLA Number Plate Auction
DVLA Auctions Bidding Service
CarReg are expert buyers and can bid for you for only £250 (fee is only charged if your bid is successful). Our fee is discounted to just £200 plus VAT if the Lot sells for under £1500.
DVLA Auctions can be expensive for the inexperienced, so let us take the strain and bid for you! You have nothing to lose. We only charge a small booking fee of £30 + VAT. We can also advise on registration transfer, and can supply road-legal physical perspex plates as we are a DVLA Registered Number Plates Supplier (RNPS - 27154)
Look no further for an all round DVLA number plates auction service. We are professionals with years of experience and all aspects of the buying process are covered with us.
Ready to bid at the next DVLA auction?
If you would like to bid for a number plate in a DVLA number plate auction, you can either find the registration on our website DVLA auction search and then follow the steps to submit your bid by applying to bid online. Here you can complete your details and we handle it from there.
If you decide to submit a bid with us, please ensure you read our full DVLA Auction terms.
It is also possible to bid directly with DVLA Auction but be careful not to get auction fever and pay over the odds.. Always do thorough research first and compare values to registrations already on the market.
Our DVLA Auction credentials
CarReg have been sponsoring the Number Plates Auction Price Guide and The Car Numbers Book for over 30 years. We have attended almost every DVLA Auction sale either in person or have bid remotely online. We have excellent knowledge of how the auctions work and can often accurately estimate what many will sell for in an ever changing market. We have acquired thousands of private car numbers by way of number plate auctions, saving clients time and money. Dealers and traders often purchase stock from auctions although competition is high and as such they are not always representative of being good value.
Types of DVLA number plate auctions
The DVLA previously had two types of auction. There were “Live Auctions” and “Timed” (Online only) sales. The ‘Timed Auctions’ were originally for lower priced year letter numbers and the Live Auction of Personalised Registrations, where more select desirable number plates are sold. During the Covid-19 pandemic all auctions moved to Online and the final ‘Live Auction’ sale was held in Stratford upon Avon in 2023. The number plate auctions typically have reserve prices that start at £120 but even some with low reserve prices have been known to sell for high prices. Usually the highest sellers of the auction will be in excess of £50,000 with the lowest values achieved being just a few hundred pounds.
Buy Number Plates to sell on in future
We have built a large client base of customers who ask us to buy number plates from auctions with a view to selling them on for profit either immediately or at a later date. Past auction prices show prices have risen steadily over the last 30 years. By using our knowledge and guidance, clients should get a healthy return on their investment (ROI). You and your family can also enjoy the use of the number plates whist earning money when they sell. Auction prices have risen considerably over the years due to strong public interest and more and more people seeing them as potential investments.
It is easy and straight forward to buy a number plate from a DVLA auction. After all successful bids, payment is required immediately. DVLA then issue the V750 certificate of entitlement within 14 days which can then be used to assign to a vehicle of your choice, or held on Certificate for 10 years.
