In a word - no
Some plates such as MAG11K fetched £3100 and the highest priced private plate - 250SWB fetched £51,250 – a great Ferrari number plate
Nonetheless 31% of lots remained unsold and the average sale price was just £816 - instead of the DVLA's usual £3500 quoted figure.
A great many lots sold for as little as £250 – no doubt to be number plate Christmas presents as the day draws closer.
As a first attempt - the DVLA sealed bids auction lacked the lustre of the typical private number plate auction- we are sure to see another attempt and other forays as the DVLA experiment the best ways to generate revenues through personalised number plate sales.
As with all DVLA number plate auctions – some of the cherished number plate lots will appear on number plate classifieds websites and with dealers in the coming days – at notably higher prices than they sold for...
See also
DVLA sealed bids auction results