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By Anthony Sharkey · 14 Aug

UK mean unleadedGOV.UK Fuel Finder · 13 Jul to 14 Aug
161.3p/L9.6 vs 40 days ago
UK mean unleaded (p/L), source GOV.UK Fuel Finder
DateValue
13 Jul151.7
14 Jul152.1
15 Jul152.5
16 Jul153.1
17 Jul152.9
18 Jul153.4
19 Jul154.1
20 Jul154.8
21 Jul155.5
22 Jul156.0
23 Jul157.1
24 Jul157.5
25 Jul157.7
26 Jul158.5
27 Jul159.0
28 Jul159.5
29 Jul159.9
30 Jul160.2
31 Jul160.5
1 Aug160.4
1 Aug160.7
2 Aug161.0
3 Aug160.8
3 Aug161.3
4 Aug161.5
5 Aug161.5
5 Aug161.6
6 Aug161.5
6 Aug161.6
7 Aug161.7
7 Aug161.7
8 Aug161.7
8 Aug161.7
9 Aug161.6
10 Aug161.5
11 Aug161.5
12 Aug161.4
13 Aug161.4
13 Aug161.3
14 Aug161.3

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Which DVLA new reg’s were sold from DVLA or withdrawn most, from official DVLA new-reg data and newreg.co.uk, over the last 30 days.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

1,363

New reg’s sold from DVLA · 24h to 13 Aug

21 vs 12 Aug · 3% above the 30-day average (1,319)

Most-bought initials

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

  1. AA245
  2. ES202
  3. MR199
  4. AE198
  5. DN190
  6. ML182
  7. AG182
  8. LY175

Most-bought combinations

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

  1. BEE56
  2. AUG54
  3. ENG54
  4. CAM52
  5. HAN52
  6. ASH51
  7. DOG50
  8. LEO50

Hottest prefix letters

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

  1. R963
  2. M952
  3. Y909
  4. J903
  5. L892
  6. S888
  7. T880
  8. K847

Most-bought numbers

The number element, across every style.

  1. 261,425
  2. 111,220
  3. 081,183
  4. 101,182
  5. 141,027
  6. 13951
  7. 27934
  8. 12933

Most-bought area codes

Leading two-letter block of current-style marks.

  1. MR314
  2. AL277
  3. OO244
  4. XX233
  5. MA223
  6. CA182
  7. JO151
  8. HA146

Priciest plates sold

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

  1. JA19 KEY£2,299
  2. SP76 URS£2,299
  3. LE74 ANS£1,999
  4. DO26 THY£1,999
  5. MA26 NUS£1,799
  6. WA16 SHY£1,799

Plates that spell a word

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

  1. BOSSe.g. BO55 MZC18
  2. BESTe.g. BE57 CAD12
  3. COOTe.g. CO07 CAD12
  4. ROSEe.g. RO53 BEE11
  5. BOOTe.g. BO07 YRM9
  6. HOOTe.g. HO07 HJA8

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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