How to buy cherished number plates. There are a few ways to buy cherished number plates, the dvla hold millions of unissued numbers which they sell by auction or online or through telesales. Dealers sell mostly issued numbers which subsequently come up for sale by members of the public and traders. Ebay has a selection but not enough to compete with the first two.
Vanity number plates may be possible. If the bill currently going through parliament is successful then motorists will be buy personalised number plates in the same way that Americans can now. In America you can buy whatever you wish , the registration does not have to conform to sequence or spacing regulations governing normal registrations issued in the normal course of business.
Retaining Cherished Number Plates. When it comes time to change cars it is advisable to remove your cherished number well in advance for two reasons. There can be no doubt that the registration number is not included with the car when it is sold and the sale process will not be held up by the need to transfer the number off first with the subsequent delay in waiting for a new log book.