'488 S' Number Plate

Overview

Four characters and you know exactly where it belongs. You don’t have to be a Ferrari person to know exactly what this is made for: a Ferrari 488, and S can be for Spider, Sport or your name.

The 488 is already a modern icon. The GTB rewrote the turbocharged mid-engine playbook, the Pista took it to extremes, and the Spider let you hear all 661 bhp with the roof stowed. This plate captures that lineage in four characters. Whether you read the "S" as Spider, Sport, or simply as the finishing touch on an already desirable combination, it works. Short plates carry a premium for good reason: they're rare, they're clean, and they look right on serious metal.

Details

UK registration: 488 S

• Currently held on retention, ready for immediate transfer to a vehicle of your choice

• The perfect complement to any Ferrari 488, particularly the Spider, but equally at home on a GT car or high-performance saloon where a short, purposeful plate is the goal

• The suffix format gives it a dateless appearance, sitting neatly without a year identifier cluttering the look

• At just four characters, this is about as short and clean as UK registrations get

• Strong investment credentials: short plates with genuine marque connections hold their value and historically appreciate well

• Excellent kerb readability, with no ambiguous characters or awkward letter-number combinations

A plate like this doesn't come along often. When it does, the people who recognise it tend to move quickly.

Summary

488 S is one of those registrations that does the talking for you. It's short, it's clean, and it carries an unmistakable connection to one of Maranello's finest modern creations. If you've been looking for a plate that matches the car it belongs on, this is it.

You'll struggle to find a more fitting four-character combination for a Ferrari 488. Don't spend too long thinking about it.

Please note that the PH-branded plates are for illustration purposes only. Physical plates will not be provided.