Registration worth a lot... apparently!

[darkcat]

im looking at a car, and it comes with the plate " 345 TMH "

apparently its worth in the region of £1500-£2500 (according to various sources)

but for the life of me i cant figure out why!!

any suggestions?

[Frances The Mute]

It's an ageless plate for a start. Sequential numbers, too. Some people get a hard-on for such things.

[Deva Link]

Frances The Mute said:

Sequential numbers, .

..and symmetrical letters.

[Chodosh Corvette]

Say you build a replica Cobra and its based on Ford sierra or whatever they use. Odds are that it will either have a Q plate, or the one from the donor. So you could have something that looks like it dates back from the sixties on an 80's or 90's reg. Adding that reg, may enhance the look of the car for anyone who is not smart enough to realise its an airfix kit...

For the bloke who lives at no 345 and has those initials, that may be a bargain !

[GreigM]

Chodosh Corvette said:

Say you build a replica Cobra and its based on Ford sierra or whatever they use. Odds are that it will either have a Q plate, or the one from the donor. So you could have something that looks like it dates back from the sixties on an 80's or 90's reg. Adding that reg, may enhance the look of the car for anyone who is not smart enough to realise its an airfix kit...

For the bloke who lives at no 345 and has those initials, that may be a bargain !

can't put a cherished plate on a Q

[mph1977]

i have to agree with everything that the three posters #2 -#4 have suggested ...

[bqf]

EAST MH is what is could read as - non-dating plates with letters and numbers that mean anything are worth a bit...

I lost out recently at the DVLA auctions for SOF 45T.....I bid up to £1,000 and it went for over £3k I think.

[Deva Link]

bqf said:

EAST MH is what is could read as

That's true. We just have to figure out what the heck EAST MH could mean to someone!

[Miss D Meanour]

It's not a very exact science. People value numberplates however they want and, obviously, at the the end of the day it's only worth what someone is prepared to pay.

[benzito]

Frances The Mute said:

It's an ageless plate for a start. Sequential numbers, too. Some people get a hard-on for such things.

to your average joe it would look like any other plate, buy the car and sell the plate, don't tell the owner what its worth but I assume he/she probably knows?

[Chodosh Corvette]

GreigM said:

can't put a cherished plate on a Q

Agreed - knew I was going to get called on that one, was too lazy to edit to make it clearer

[Sir Bagalot]

It's a 3x3 plate, so not great. Numbers first which don't help. Put that on ebay and it would fetch £500-600 ish.

If the seller says it's worth £1,500-2,500 tell them to take it off and reduce the price by £1,500.

[Jasandjules]

Sir Bagalot said:

If the seller says it's worth £1,500-2,500 tell them to take it off and reduce the price by £2,500.

EFA........