How long does it take to sell a numberplate?

All numberplates are not created equal - by definition every numberplate is unique and will have different significance and meaning to different potential numberplate buyers.

On average a number plate can take up to 18 months to sell - A number of different factors can affect the time as with selling anything from houses to cars.

Price plays a large part- Pricing your plate well is one of the best ways to encourage a swift sale - pricing your numberplate can be tricky and the market is constantly changing- Apply for a market appraisal of your plate from Smashing Plates here - it will only cost £5 and one of our team will investigate the current market, the DVLA, trade contacts, dealers and the classifieds to get you the most accurate price.

Quality The Quality of your plate is also key- older, more sought-after numberplates such as dateless and suffix combinations tend to fetch consistently healthy returns. The advent of DVLA Select has meant the numberplate market has been flooded somewhat with a lot of look-alike and second best prefix registrations. As each numberplate combination is unique buyers now have an option to buy a near combination- not ideal but a nice and more economical alternative.

Appeal Finally each number plate has a certain appeal and relevance to a certain number of potential buyers. JU52SXY may not be everyone's cup of tea and M3CSL would only really appeal to BMW owners. To be sure of a quicker sale it's best to look at your plate and derive as much from it as possible- by spending a little time here you could realise a better return for your plate. Even the DVLA let valuable combinations slip through the net.

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