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Barbie-themed personalised number plate goes up for sale with a £1m price tag

Published 05 March 2024
By Neil Briscoe
Barbie proved a billion-dollar success at the box office. Can “BAR 8IE” turn a million for itself?

Car number plate sells for £2.7m at auction

A personalised number plate is a sign of status for many drivers, not only in the UK but also clearly in Hong Kong.
Published 16 February 2023
VAN 1TY: five-fold rise in personalised numberplates

How to add a private plate

There can be a lot of reasons why you might want to add a private plate to your car. Here we explain how you go about it.
Published 12 November 2021

10 of the rudest numberplates

Twice a year, behind closed doors, a secretive meeting is held at the DVLA, with the intention of banning risque and downright rude number plates
Published 22 March 2018