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UK mean diesel£8.38/gal184.3p/L▲1.8p/galUK mean unleaded£7.39/gal162.6p/L▲1.4p/galPlates showing initials twice (30 days)681New reg's sold from DVLA in 24h1,045▼489Most-bought combination (30 days)CAMMost-bought prefix + number (30 days)A28Most-bought initials (30 days)AAWord plates sold (30 days)187▼1
Public EV charging devices121,171▲2,091 since 1 Apr1 Jul

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 · 13 Jul to 3 Sept
£7.39/gal162.6p/L▲49.6p/gal vs 73 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£7.39

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Which DVLA new reg’s were sold from DVLA or withdrawn most, from official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk, over the last 30 days.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

1,045

New reg’s sold from DVLA · 24h to 2 Sept

▼489 vs yesterday · 22% below the 30-day average (1,339)

Most-bought initials

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

  1. AA249
  2. ES220
  3. DN199
  4. AE195
  5. ML190
  6. MG188
  7. AG187
  8. MR181

Most-bought combinations

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

  1. CAM61
  2. DUB54
  3. CAL53
  4. DAD50
  5. ENG50
  6. ASH48
  7. AVA47
  8. DAN47

Hottest prefix letters

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

  1. Y949
  2. S947
  3. R938
  4. T905
  5. M897
  6. L885
  7. J866
  8. K813

Most-bought numbers

The number element, across every style.

  1. 261,280
  2. 111,237
  3. 101,193
  4. 081,191
  5. 131,007
  6. 14989
  7. 12962
  8. 27959

Most-bought area codes

Leading two-letter block of current-style marks.

  1. MR306
  2. OO287
  3. AL285
  4. MA249
  5. XX227
  6. CA208
  7. JA165
  8. AM150

Priciest plates sold

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

  1. DO26 THY£1,999
  2. ST66 VAN£1,999
  3. AM20 MAR£1,999
  4. BU17 NDY£1,999
  5. LY19 DON£1,999
  6. MY69 GEM£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 SNF19
  2. COOTe.g. CO07 PSV12
  3. MATSe.g. MA75 DEE10
  4. BESTe.g. BE57 CSY9
  5. SOOTe.g. SO07 FLE9
  6. ROSEe.g. RO53 WTR8

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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