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UK mean diesel£9.05/gal199.1p/LUK mean unleaded£7.92/gal174.2p/L
Public EV charging devices121,171▲2,091 since 1 Apr1 Jul
Plates showing initials twice (30 days)603▼917 OctNew reg's sold from DVLA in 24h1,123▼36217 OctMost-bought combination (30 days)ASH17 OctMost-bought prefix + number (30 days)E3017 OctMost-bought initials (30 days)AA17 OctWord plates sold (30 days)179▼217 Oct

Sources: GOV.UK Fuel Finder, DfT EV charging infrastructure statistics, Official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk. Figures carry their own as-of date.

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PrivatePlates.co.uk explained: how its private plate prices work

PrivatePlates.co.uk, New Reg's online shop, prices every private plate the DVLA also sells below the DVLA's own price for the same mark, currently by £1.

By Promo Plates Desk · 18 Oct

UK mean unleadedGOV.UK Fuel Finder · 6 Aug to 18 Oct
£7.92/gal174.2p/L▲56.8p/gal vs 90 days ago
UK mean unleaded (per gallon), source GOV.UK Fuel Finder
DateValue
6 Aug£7.35
7 Aug£7.35
7 Aug£7.35
8 Aug£7.35
8 Aug£7.35
9 Aug£7.34
10 Aug£7.34
11 Aug£7.34
11 Aug£7.34
12 Aug£7.34
12 Aug£7.34
13 Aug£7.34
13 Aug£7.33
14 Aug£7.33
14 Aug£7.33
15 Aug£7.33
15 Aug£7.33
16 Aug£7.33
16 Aug£7.33
17 Aug£7.33
17 Aug£7.33
18 Aug£7.33
18 Aug£7.33
19 Aug£7.33
19 Aug£7.33
20 Aug£7.33
20 Aug£7.33
21 Aug£7.33
21 Aug£7.34
22 Aug£7.34
22 Aug£7.34
23 Aug£7.34
23 Aug£7.34
24 Aug£7.34
24 Aug£7.34
25 Aug£7.35
26 Aug£7.35
27 Aug£7.35
28 Aug£7.35
29 Aug£7.35
30 Aug£7.35
31 Aug£7.36
1 Sept£7.36
2 Sept£7.38
3 Sept£7.41
4 Sept£7.44
5 Sept£7.47
6 Sept£7.49
7 Sept£7.52
8 Sept£7.57
9 Sept£7.61
10 Sept£7.64
11 Sept£7.67
12 Sept£7.70
13 Sept£7.71
14 Sept£7.72
15 Sept£7.76
16 Sept£7.79
17 Sept£7.81
18 Sept£7.82
19 Sept£7.83
20 Sept£7.84
21 Sept£7.85
22 Sept£7.86
23 Sept£7.87
24 Sept£7.88
25 Sept£7.90
26 Sept£7.91
27 Sept£7.91
28 Sept£7.92
29 Sept£7.93
30 Sept£7.94
1 Oct£7.94
2 Oct£7.94
3 Oct£7.95
4 Oct£7.95
5 Oct£7.95
6 Oct£7.94
7 Oct£7.94
8 Oct£7.94
9 Oct£7.94
10 Oct£7.94
11 Oct£7.94
12 Oct£7.94
13 Oct£7.93
14 Oct£7.92
15 Oct£7.92
16 Oct£7.92
17 Oct£7.92
18 Oct£7.92

Private number plate activity

Which DVLA new reg’s were sold from DVLA or withdrawn most, from official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk, over the last 30 days. This counts marks leaving the DVLA database, not searches or enquiries.

1,123

New reg’s sold from DVLA · 24h to 17 Oct

▼362 vs 16 Oct · 23% below the 30-day average (1,457)

Most-bought initials

First and last letter, summed across every combination (SAM, SBM, SCM… all count towards SM).

  1. AA270
  2. AE269
  3. ES223
  4. MR223
  5. ML211
  6. RY205
  7. EA203
  8. AY202

Most-bought combinations

The exact trailing three letters, on both current-style and prefix marks.

  1. ASH59
  2. CAP56
  3. BOY53
  4. DAN53
  5. CAM51
  6. MAR51
  7. SHA50
  8. LEW49

Hottest prefix letters

Leading letter of prefix marks (F1, F7 both count as F).

  1. E1,943
  2. B1,451
  3. D1,424
  4. A1,271
  5. C1,221
  6. G1,153
  7. H1,128
  8. F1,003

Most-bought numbers

The number element, across every style.

  1. 302,395
  2. 332,109
  3. 311,471
  4. 111,272
  5. 101,258
  6. 261,125
  7. 081,088
  8. 14985

Most-bought area codes

Leading two-letter block of current-style marks.

  1. XX276
  2. MR253
  3. OO244
  4. AL224
  5. MA199
  6. JO170
  7. CA168
  8. HA161

Priciest plates sold

Highest DVLA list price among marks sold in the last 30 days.

  1. CA25 RYN£2,999
  2. JA21 KEY£2,299
  3. BY18 ERS£1,999
  4. ST18 EVO£1,999
  5. D30 AVE£1,999
  6. D31 AVE£1,999

Plates that spell a word

Area block plus age number, read the way the plate does (BO08 reads as BOOB).

  1. BOSSe.g. BO55 VBZ13
  2. CAGEe.g. CA63 LYG13
  3. ROSEe.g. RO53 SEF10
  4. WESTe.g. WE57 EES9
  5. LOOTe.g. LO07 ADS8
  6. MAGSe.g. MA65 HOH8

Source: Official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk · Counts are marks sold or removed over 30 days · A mark leaving the available list is sold or withdrawn, not necessarily assigned.

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