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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The DVLA will launch a new wave of number plates this week, with thousands of fresh registrations becoming available. The latest ...

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 ...