Sell number plates

You can sell any registration that is eligible for transfer. A personalised number plate is just a car registration like any other. It is considered a private, personal or cherished number when someone decides it suits them and buys it. What might seem like an ordinary registration number to most of us may contain a prospective buyers initials and birthdate.

We will do our best to help you sell any number you want to sell.

It's best to enlist the help of professionals like Regtransfers. We can give you an idea of your registration's value and make sure prospective buyers have a chance to see it.

To maximise chances of a faster sale, get a free valuation and set your price at a realistic level. As we mentioned above, listing your number plate in our auction for a fixed duration can speed up the sale of your plate. People watching the auction know that the listing will end and so they are more likely to act quickly.

The quickest way to sell your number plate is to offer it to us for our stock. We won't buy all types of plates, and the price we offer for a stock purchase may be a little lower than you could expect from advertising or auctioning your plate; however, if speed is the most important factor it could be the way to go.

To many people's surprise, DVLA does not buy back private registrations. That's understandable, as it would increase their administrative load hugely and their main role is to issue registrations - not to buy and sell them. But, as we have seen above, there are still plenty of ways for you to sell.

If you have a private number plate you'd like to sell, we can help you where DVLA can't. Simply follow this free valuation link to get the process started. There is no obligation and it would give you an idea of how much you could expect to make from selling your number.

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A private number plate on a retention document is easy to sell. There are no particular complicating factors so, if everything is done properly, it is safe and simple to sell a retained number. If you sell your number with Regtransfers, we will take care of the formal process so you don't need to worry about administrative details.

There are a number of potential risks involved when changing ownership of a registration on certificate. For that reason, we don't encourage people to take the DIY approach, but to use a specialist company to complete a secure sale.

When you sell a number plate with Regtransfers, you retain control of the process. Whenever someone makes an offer to buy your registration, it is up to you whether or not you accept that offer. We do not make the decision for you. That means you must consider a few things when you try to achieve the best result.

What is most important to you, a quick sale or getting the highest price you can?

• Are you prepared to lower your price to sell quickly?
• Are you prepared to reject offers below your asking price, even if it means selling may take months or years?

Have you set a realistic price to begin with?

• Does your price allow room for negotiating or haggling?
• Is your price so high that it will scare off prospective buyers?

We will always be happy to offer advice and explain anything you don't understand.