None - Cherished plates - johncyprus
Are values of this cherished plates going up or down?

Any economic gurus out there? Am thinking of getting one; my vanity is not that great that I'd happily take a substantial hit.

Thanks in anticipation.
None - Cherished plates - RobJP

Always assume you'll lose at least 50%, if buying through one of the established companies, due to the commision they'll charge on the purchase and on the sale.

You can occasionally find a bargain. We bought a plate for my wife in about 1998 for £2,000, sold it in 2006 or 2007 for £22,000.

But we didn't buy it as an investment like that - though we thought it was cheap when we bought it. We also only sold it because someone put a note on the windscreen one day, saying that they had 2 people who were looking for that plate or something very close. A bidding war ensued, which always helps to push up prices.

None - Cherished plates - Manatee

Sign up for the DVLA auctions. I've bought an unsold one for the reserve (2+3 dateless plate), for £400 after the sale. OK so it didn't sell! But it looked reasonable value and I'm not bothered when I sell it - but I probably will eventually.

The letters are a homophone of Wicks or Wickes (WYX) so I managed to convince myself it will go when I don't want it!

I have another I bought privately because it was about 50% the price of similar advertised ones - a 3+3 dateless one, good letters. Not mine - the last thing I want is my name or initials on my car, but I don't mind a shorter, dateless plate.

I wouldn't be investing serious money though.