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GuidesCouncil-owned number plates are private registrations held by UK local authorities — typically at single-digit, single-letter, or short-form configurations. They were issued in the very early years of motor registration, when each council ran its own local...
GuidesUK Diplomatic Number PlatesGuide 1. What Are Diplomatic Number Plates? Diplomatic number plates are a special category of vehicle registration issued by the DVLA in conjunction with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO, formerly the FCDO)....
GuidesZero Number Plates: The UK's Rarest Registrations There are only eight number plates in the United Kingdom where the number is simply 0. Seven are Scottish. One is English. None were ever issued through the normal registration process. They exist because of...
CollectionsThis Family Funeral Business May Own the Most Valuable Number Plate Collection in the United Kingdom There are collectors, and then there is A.W. Lymn. Most people encountering a silver Rolls-Royce hearse on a Nottinghamshire street would simply note the...
CollectionsInside Bentley’s Number Plate Collection: A Closer Look at The History of A British Manufacturer There are very few invitations in the world of private number plates that carry genuine weight. Being welcomed into Bentley Motors’ legendary press plate...
CollectionsIf you have spent any time in the world of UK automotive YouTube over the past couple of years, Top Dead Centre needs little introduction. Built by Edwin and Will, two familiar faces who cut their teeth at Car Throttle, TDC has quickly established itself as...
CollectionsWhy Does Mat Armstrong Use BMX in His Number Plates? Before the salvage builds, before the Lamborghinis, and before an audience of over six million YouTube subscribers, Mat Armstrong was a professional BMX rider. Born in Leicester in 1993 and raised in part...
CollectionsNick Singh Sahota: The Man, The Cars, and the Plates There are car collectors, and then there is Nick Singh Sahota. Based in England, Nick has spent years building one of the most talked-about private car collections in the United Kingdom. A purpose-built...
Deep DivesEmbassy Number Plates Feature There is a category of private registration in the United Kingdom that sits entirely beyond the reach of the open market. No DVLA auction. No private dealer. No transfer document. They exist, they are some of the most desirable...
Deep DivesD 4 and England's First Ever Chauffeur - There are number plates with interesting histories, and then there is D 4. The story of this registration begins not in a dealership, not at a DVLA auction, but on the 30th of November 1903, the year that the Motor Car...
Deep DivesThere are very few private registrations in the United Kingdom that can be traced back to the 1920s. VW 1 is one of them. This is not simply the best Volkswagen plate in Britain. It is one of the oldest recognisable brand-matching registrations in existence,...
Deep DivesThere are number plates that suit a car. And then there is AUD 1, a registration so perfectly matched to a single marque that it feels less like a coincidence of letters and more like something that was always meant to exist. This is the story of the best...
Deep DivesTaylor Made Cars: The Plates, The Projects, and the BMW That Started It All Taylor Hetherington is not your typical automotive YouTuber. He did not grow up with a camera in his hand or a media career in mind. He was a mechanic, a proper hands-on one, the...
Deep DivesAutoAlex and the Plates Behind Phil Alex Kersten is one of the most recognisable names in UK automotive YouTube. He built his reputation at Car Throttle, where he spent years producing honest, accessible content centred on the kind of cars real enthusiasts...
Deep DivesKorean Embassy Number Plates: A Tale of Two Countries Not every embassy operates by the same rules when it comes to vehicle registrations, and the Korean peninsula offers one of the most fascinating contrasts in the entire diplomatic plate world. North...
