DVLA's February 2025 auction was an online event that ran from Wednesday 12th February to Tuesday 18th February 2025.
As always, prices quoted in this report include fees and taxes.
February's top 5
Top performer this month was 3 FU with an all-in price of £89,960. It is interesting to note that 'FU' plates of this kind were previously suppressed by DVLA as potentially offensive (No, there is no prize for guessing why).
Two other examples were, in fact, sold in DVLA auctions last year: 2 FU achieved an all-in price of £74,565 in February 2024 and 911 FU made £32,180 in May 2024. We wouldn't be surprised to see more of these released in the future, considering how much 3 FU and its two predecessors sold for.
In second place was 66 OAT ('GOAT, G GOAT') which made £39,897. 'GOAT' (acronym for Greatest of All Time) plates are another safe bet for DVLA. Variations of 'The GOAT', including THE 904T have sold at several auctions, so presumably there are several drivers on Britain's roads who consider themselves worthy of the title.
Third place this month went to 200 OOO at £38,086. We don't know if 200,000 is a significant number to the purchaser but we do know that plates featuring strings of zeros and letter 'O's perform well, even just on the strength of their visual impact.
Fourth and fifth places were occupied by RVS 1 (£33,477) and PAD 6L (£32,180) respectively. RVS 1 is the ultimate plate for any individual or business with those initials. Number-one plates are always popular. The only interpretation we've been able to apply to PAD 6L is a reference to the racket sport padel. You can be forgiven if that doesn't ring any bells: padel was invented in Mexico, in 1969 so, understandably, it's not as established and widely known as tennis or badminton.
Words
An interesting variety of word plates found homes in the sale. With DAM 1T ('Damn it, Dam it') we couldn't decide if the buyer was expressing exasperation or proposing the obstruction of waterways. Whatever the meaning, it was deemed to be worth £27,160. 5 WOW ('5 Wow') at £18,454 was another enigma.
81 ESS ('Bless') sold for £16,926, perhaps to a priest? We never knew the clergy provided that level of disposable income but nice one, Vicar! PLU 9S ('Plugs') could have been £16,130 well spent on promoting an electrical business, and 745 TY ('Tasty') an equally sound £13,318 investment for a restaurant or catering service.
FLY 111G ('Flying') offered so many possibilities for just £12,946. Was it bought by a pilot, a flying school, someone celebrating success in one field or another? OUT 500N ('Out soon') at £7,797 was another number that could suit a range of situations, from celebrating the publication of a novel to the impending end of a period spent languishing in one of His Majesty's correctional institutions. We really hope that LOG 130 was purchased by lumberjack for £6,590. OAS 15X ('Oasis X') could have relieved a Britpop fan of £7,155, or could even have been bought by a band member.
XGO 4T ('X GOAT, Ex-GOAT') doesn't seem to pose any threat to those currently vying for the GOAT title. At £12,933, it seems that the buyer has already accepted that their tenure as the greatest is over.
Names
AWA 155S ('Awais') sold for £15,501 and H49 RRY ('Harry') for £13,048. The seemingly inexhaustible supply of 'Singh' plates provided one lucky buyer with J451 NGH ('JA Singh') for £12,933, while ALF 31E snapped up his name plate at £10,493.
S41 NDY ('Sandy, Sindy') sold for £10,365, 4 MUL ('Amul') for £10,365 and MKH 14N ('M Khan') for £9,081.
The best of the rest
Porsche owners were spoiled for choice this month. As has been the case with 'Singh' name registrations, '911' number plates are frequent features of the DVLA auctions. This month we saw the sales of 911 SEB for £16,977, 911 BEE for £15,154, 911 SAJ for £9,209 and 911 MBN for £8,028.
Other models also appeared, with 992 GTS selling for £20,637, 918 O selling for £18,095 and 993 SH for £16,143.
February's best football plate was AR56 NAL ('Arsenal'), which scored £23,231 from some lucky fan.
Top 50 sales
| Plate | Price * |
|---|---|
| 3 FU | £89,960 |
| 66 OAT | £39,897 |
| 200 OOO | £38,086 |
| RVS 1 | £33,477 |
| PAD 6L | £32,180 |
| 6 RUP | £31,551 |
| 160 Y | £30,909 |
| 105 B | £27,956 |
| DAM 1T | £27,160 |
| AR56 NAL | £23,231 |
| 992 GTS | £20,637 |
| 1 UBO | £20,637 |
| 4 OCM | £20,033 |
| 707 S | £19,931 |
| ABS 22 | £19,353 |
| 190 X | £19,353 |
| 1 THL | £18,711 |
| 5 WOW | £18,454 |
| 918 O | £18,095 |
| 1 MXS | £18,069 |
| 23 JSB | £17,491 |
| 66 XXX | £17,427 |
| 911 SEB | £16,977 |
| 81 ESS | £16,926 |
| 58 EH | £16,811 |
| 8 MUS | £16,785 |
| 950 H | £16,772 |
| YUI 1 | £16,220 |
| 993 SH | £16,143 |
| PLU 9S | £16,130 |
| 8 RUH | £15,886 |
| 375 M | £15,629 |
| 105 J | £15,552 |
| 570 A | £15,501 |
| AWA 155S | £15,501 |
| 82 AV | £15,488 |
| 94 OG | £15,372 |
| 911 BEE | £15,154 |
| 690 OO | £15,128 |
| 1 XSA | £15,013 |
| 1 VLJ | £14,217 |
| 104 G | £14,063 |
| 125 N | £13,716 |
| 745 TY | £13,318 |
| 4 PNE | £13,254 |
| AAR 6V | £13,228 |
| 3 SLY | £13,138 |
| 88 XV | £13,087 |
| 50 CSL | £13,061 |
| H49 RRY | £13,048 |
* Prices include fees and taxes.
The stats
February's DVLA online auction comprised 2,000 lots, 1,969 of which were sold and 31 unsold. Purchasers spent a total of £6,482,992, delivering £6,138,145 to the Treasury.
The next DVLA timed online auction will take place from Wednesday 19th March to Tuesday 25th March 2025.
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