Numberplate dealer

Numberplate dealers appeared in the UK way back in the late sixties when the transferring of numberplates began to take off. Suddenly registration numbers were a valuable commodity and as such supply and demand created an instant market for the most desirable combinations.

It wouldn't be until the 1980's when the DVLA began to sell registration numbers direct to the public- so in the interim period the few pioneering numberplate dealers and the hundreds who joined the bandwagon began to establish a new market in numberplates.

Numberplate dealers initially act in a similar manner to estate agents- advertising plates on a commission sale basis- as well as buying and selling numberplates of a high quality. Since the launch of DVLA Select numberplates; dealers have also become DVLA resellers- reselling the millions of combinations offered by the DVLA - but at a mark-up to what you would pay if you went directly. The thought being that the dealer transacts the sale on your behalf and thus earns the fee.

With the advent of the internet numberplate dealers moved online and have enjoyed a buoyant few years with ever increasing prices for the most sought after plates. The internet has also brought with it classified advertising and websites such as numberplateclassifieds.co.uk are establishing their own niche in the market as the alternative to using a commission based dealer.