A number plate has just sold for almost a quarter of a million at auction. The registration plate raked in £243,000 at an auction last week, making it one for the most expensive ever sold in Britain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motorists have paid £1.3bn for personalised number plates in the past decade, with one selling for more than £200,000. Figures ...

Drivers have been urged to claim a new number plate while the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) latest auction is still running. Bidding will close today (Tuesday, October 21), with the ...

The DVLA will launch a new wave of number plates this week, with thousands of fresh registrations becoming available. The latest release will begin from 10am on Tuesday 7 October. It will include ...

The DVLA will make a change to number plates from today as thousands of new registrations become available. Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration number correctly.