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UK mean diesel£9.09/gal199.9p/L▲0.5p/galUK mean unleaded£7.94/gal174.7p/L▲0.5p/galPlates showing initials twice (30 days)650▼11Most-bought combination (30 days)CAPMost-bought prefix + number (30 days)A27Most-bought initials (30 days)AAWord plates sold (30 days)173▼2
Public EV charging devices121,171▲2,091 since 1 Apr1 Jul
New reg's sold from DVLA in 24h1,295▼1111 Oct

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

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UK mean unleadedGOV.UK Fuel Finder · 25 Jul to 2 Oct
£7.94/gal174.7p/L▲77.3p/gal vs 90 days ago
UK mean unleaded (per gallon), source GOV.UK Fuel Finder
DateValue
25 Jul£7.17
26 Jul£7.21
27 Jul£7.23
28 Jul£7.25
29 Jul£7.27
30 Jul£7.29
31 Jul£7.30
1 Aug£7.29
1 Aug£7.31
2 Aug£7.33
3 Aug£7.31
3 Aug£7.34
4 Aug£7.34
5 Aug£7.34
5 Aug£7.35
6 Aug£7.34
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

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Which DVLA new reg’s were sold from DVLA or withdrawn most, from official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk, over the last 30 days.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.

1,295

New reg’s sold from DVLA · 24h to 1 Oct

▼111 vs 30 Sept · 1% below the 30-day average (1,312)

Most-bought initials

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

  1. AA252
  2. AE223
  3. ES186
  4. DN185
  5. MR183
  6. MD182
  7. MG182
  8. EA182

Most-bought combinations

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

  1. CAP57
  2. ASH56
  3. DOG52
  4. DAN50
  5. DAD49
  6. OCT48
  7. CAM47
  8. HAN47

Hottest prefix letters

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

  1. S978
  2. Y965
  3. R908
  4. T894
  5. L885
  6. J867
  7. K841
  8. M841

Most-bought numbers

The number element, across every style.

  1. 111,238
  2. 101,190
  3. 261,185
  4. 081,116
  5. 141,034
  6. 13934
  7. 76910
  8. 09905

Most-bought area codes

Leading two-letter block of current-style marks.

  1. MR296
  2. OO260
  3. AL259
  4. XX255
  5. MA212
  6. CA178
  7. JO169
  8. HA167

Priciest plates sold

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

  1. JA21 KEY£2,299
  2. LE76 ANN£1,999
  3. BO15 YLE£1,999
  4. NA76 EEM£1,999
  5. BA76 BAR£1,999
  6. MA24 RTY£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 XBR12
  2. CAGEe.g. CA63 BYR10
  3. BESTe.g. BE57 JLW9
  4. MOOTe.g. MO07 SEA9
  5. ROSEe.g. RO53 EJR9
  6. DOGSe.g. DO65 SUN7

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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