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By William Fletcher MBE · 11 Sept

UK mean unleadedGOV.UK Fuel Finder · 13 Jul to 13 Sept
£7.71/gal169.5p/L80.9p/gal vs 83 days ago
UK mean unleaded (per gallon), source GOV.UK Fuel Finder
DateValue
13 Jul£6.90
14 Jul£6.91
15 Jul£6.93
16 Jul£6.96
17 Jul£6.95
18 Jul£6.97
19 Jul£7.01
20 Jul£7.04
21 Jul£7.07
22 Jul£7.09
23 Jul£7.14
24 Jul£7.16
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

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Which DVLA new reg’s were sold from DVLA or withdrawn most, from official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk, over the last 30 days.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

1,243

New reg’s sold from DVLA · 24h to 12 Sept

94 vs 11 Sept · 8% below the 30-day average (1,347)

Most-bought initials

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

  1. AA264
  2. ES216
  3. AE202
  4. MG198
  5. ML187
  6. MR183
  7. EA181
  8. DN177

Most-bought combinations

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

  1. DAD60
  2. ASH57
  3. CAM57
  4. AVA52
  5. BOO52
  6. MAR52
  7. MCK50
  8. CAL49

Hottest prefix letters

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

  1. S987
  2. Y971
  3. R908
  4. J894
  5. L884
  6. M870
  7. T865
  8. X835

Most-bought numbers

The number element, across every style.

  1. 111,259
  2. 261,247
  3. 101,194
  4. 081,115
  5. 141,017
  6. 131,012
  7. 76982
  8. 09970

Most-bought area codes

Leading two-letter block of current-style marks.

  1. MR335
  2. OO292
  3. AL283
  4. MA235
  5. XX220
  6. CA197
  7. JA174
  8. HA160

Priciest plates sold

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

  1. ST66 VAN£1,999
  2. AM20 MAR£1,999
  3. BU17 NDY£1,999
  4. LY19 DON£1,999
  5. MY69 GEM£1,999
  6. MC17 LAY£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 ZFD20
  2. BESTe.g. BE57 ZRO14
  3. SOOTe.g. SO07 BAE10
  4. MOOTe.g. MO07 MKR9
  5. COOTe.g. CO07 DAZ9
  6. MOSSe.g. MO55 CLR9

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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