Cherished number plates

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Cherished number plates-The term cherished number plates has traditionally been associated with classic dateless registrations. Many of these number plates have often been owned by families for decades or have a high sentimental value. Since the introduction of number plates in the early 1900’s, the desire to own a cherished number plate has grown steadily. During this time the administration of car registrations has moved from the responsibility of local councils the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), which was set up in 1965.

The introduction of the DVLA brought with it new rules and regulations for the sale and transfer of cherished car registrations and for the next 10 years the trade of personal number plates boomed. Dealers across the country were buying old cars and motorbikes for their number plates and selling the registrations on for profit. Many of the vehicles were not in working order however their registration marks could still be legally transferred.

In 1976 however the DVLA head office in Swansea went about changing the laws of cherished number plate transfers with the view to totally prohibit the transfer of cherished registrations in the future. The implications of these new laws would have been devastating to number plate dealers who had built up the industry from scratch. The stock piles of old vehicles that they had bought would become useless as the registration numbers could no longer be transferred, the general public would not have a chance to own their perfect plate and many of the best cherished registrations would be lost forever. It was clear that something must be done about these changes.
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