It's great news that the DVLA have announced the release of the long awaited F prefix number plates - something that those of us with a more than casual interest in numberplates have been waiting for, for some time.

Although the DVLA are only releasing 1-20 combinations there are still plenty of great choices to be had- to be honest I am left wondering why it has taken since 1988 - when F numbeplates were first issued - to now- to sort it all out?

I had a quick search at the DVLA auction website to see which F prefix registrations have already gone under the hammer....

first I tried F1 prefix number plates

F1 ACE

£7,000

Sold in Feb 2007

F1 ACK

£1,800

Sold in Nov 1996

F1 AGG

£1,800

Sold in Jan 2002

F1 AGS

£1,800

Sold in Mar 1992

F1 AKE

£1,500

Sold in Jul 1995

F1 AME

£1,700

Sold in Mar 1992

F1 ANS

£2,800

Sold in Apr 2007

F1 APS

£1,600

Sold in Jul 1997

F1 ARE

£1,800

Sold in Mar 1992

F1 ASH

£6,600

Sold in Mar 1992


F1 ASK

£1,100

Sold in Jun 1997

F1 ATS

£2,500

Sold in Jul 1996

F1 BAR

£1,400

Sold in Feb 2007

F1 BER

£1,900

Sold in Nov 1992

F1 BMW

£8,200

Sold in Nov 2002

F1 BOY

£2,900

Sold in Jul 2003

F1 BRE

£3,000

Sold in May 1990

F1 CAR

£1,900

Sold in Nov 1992

F1 CKL

£1,500

Sold in Apr 1991

F1 DAN

£5,000

Sold in Feb 2006


F1 DDY

£1,500

Sold in Mar 1992

F1 DEL

£4,500

Sold in Jun 1991

F1 DES

£2,100

Sold in Nov 1991

F1 DGE

£4,800

Sold in Sep 2004

F1 DOE

£2,000

Sold in Jul 1991

F1 EAS

£2,700

Sold in Dec 1995

F1 ECK

£2,200

Sold in Jul 1995

F1 EET

£4,800

Sold in Apr 1997

F1 EGG

£1,800

Sold in Nov 1996

F1 EKY

£2,300

Sold in Sep 2004


F1 ELD

£10,000

Sold in Mar 1990

F1 ERO

£2,500

Sold in Apr 1994

F1 ERY

£6,400

Sold in Sep 1990

F1 ESH

£2,700

Sold in Jun 2008

F1 EST

£1,900

Sold in Jul 1990

F1 ETT

£2,200

Sold in Nov 2002

F1 EUR

£5,600

Sold in Apr 1995

F1 EVR

£2,000

Sold in Jul 2003

F1 EXY

£1,800

Sold in Jun 2001

F1 FAN

£5,700

Sold in Feb 2007


I think you'll agree there are some great combinations in there- some of them sold as far back as the nineties

I checked buy and sell number plates .com and the number plate dealers there are even some F plates in the private market including F4 LAH and F31 STY

It seems to me that if you want to buy an F prefix number plate of any degree of quality - you may be sorely disappointed.