6 – SH 1 – £415,143
Little is known about this exuberantly priced cominbation of letters and numbers, but its currently fitted to a Bentley Continental GT. It was sold in April 2019 at a DVLA auction, and can be yours should you decide not to opt for two Maserati MC20s.
7 – S 1 – £404,063
Arguably one of the most historic Scottish number plates ever printed, S 1 was issued in 1903 as the country’s first registration plate. Lord Kingsburgh, one of the first people in Scotland to buy a car, became its owner, and it remained in the family for generations before finally changing hands.
It was bought by an anonymous bidder in 2008, who said it would be used on an old Skoda, although the DVLA doesn’t show it as currently registered to any car. Either way, it was a shrewd investment – the plate is currently valued at more than £1,000,000.
8 – 1 D – £352,411
Next on the list is 1 D: first purchased in June 2009 for £352,411; in other words, roughly the same price as a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé. It’s currently registered to a Bentley Bentayga; a car with a starting price of less than half that of the plate today.