{"id":1216,"date":"2011-05-26T08:34:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T08:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2011-05-26T08:34:27","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T08:34:27","slug":"top-selling-number-plates-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/top-selling-number-plates-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Selling Number Plates In The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script><strong>Top 5 highest priced number plates in the Uk are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Plate:<\/strong> VIP 1<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a3285,000<br \/>\n<strong>Buyer:<\/strong> Roman Abramovich<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> 2006<\/p>\n<p>The  UK&#8217;s most famous Russian oil oligarch, whose net worth is an estimated  \u00a38.4bn, bought VIP 1 as a nice little boost to his self-esteem.  Abramovich was planning on putting the plate on his prized pre-facelift  second generation green Fiat Punto, but he decided on his Rolls-Royce  Corniche IV instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Plate:<\/strong> M1<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a3331,500<br \/>\n<strong>Buyer:<\/strong> Mike McCoomb<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> 2006<\/p>\n<p>After  Mike McCoomb sold his mobile phone company to BT for around \u00a340m, a  number plate seemed a nice way to parade his new wealth. We&#8217;re not sure  what plate he bought for himself though, because this one was for his  ten-year-old son. Apparently the boy was furious &#8211; he&#8217;d specifically  asked for a Play-Doh Barber Shop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Plate:<\/strong> 1D<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a3352,411<br \/>\n<strong>Buyer:<\/strong> Nabil Bishara<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> 2009<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese  property developer Nabil Bishara paid this staggering price at an  auction in Warwickshire, in March 2009. He bought it for his wife&#8217;s  Bentley as a surprise present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Plate:<\/strong> S1<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a3404,063<br \/>\n<strong>Buyer:<\/strong> Anonymous<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> 2008<\/p>\n<p>September  2008 saw the purchase of Edinburgh&#8217;s first registered number plate, at a  Bonhams auction in Chichester. The bidder said, perhaps sarcastically,  that the plate would be registered to \u201can old red Skoda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Plate:<\/strong> F1<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a3440,625<br \/>\n<strong>Buyer:<\/strong> Afzal Khan<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> 2008<\/p>\n<p>Afzal  Khan, owner of car styling company Project Kahn, is officially the  owner of the UK&#8217;s most expensive plate. 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