Guide to number plate values - Word number plates

 

It can be very difficult to value a number plate.

 

Word number plates come in many guises. This could be a fun word, or it may be number plate related to a car model, job or hobby, for instance. See our number plate themes for more ideas.

 

Because there's a wide choice, they are generally less expensive than name number plates. Though some good word number plates can still attract a high price.

 

Here are a few basic things to consider when you're thinking about how much your word number plate may be worth:

 

	Does your number plate have a wide appeal?
	Who might be interested in your number plate?
	How many similar number plates are available?

 

 

This is a quick guide to give you an idea of what affects the value of a word number plate. Use it to compare yours with other similar number plates for sale.

 

The value of a word number plate depends on a number of things. We've listed the main ones below:

 

	is it a popular word?
	how well does the numberplate match the word being created?
	how many similar number plate are available?
	any extra (left over) letters on the number plate?
	what's the number plate style?

 

 

 

is it a popular word?

 

Some words are very popular on number plates. Here are a few:

 

 

Other popular ideas are number plates which have a link with people's jobs or hobbies. For instance,

 

DOCTOR number plates or

MUSIC number plates.

 

 

 

how well does the numberplate match the word?

 

If you have a good word number plates of more than 3 letters, the value is likely to be high. The best numberplates are those which are immediately obvious, for example:

 

  HORSE number plates

  BEASTS number plate

 

Remember: the less imagination you need, the more the number plate will be worth.

 

 

3-letter words are more easily available, so prices are lower. For example:

 

M12 PUB  PUB number plate 

P20 WRC  RALLY number plates

 

The value will then depend on other factors such as number plate style and the availability of similar number plates.

 

 

how many similar numberplates are available?

 

It's likely there will be a small number of plates that make any word which is 5 letters or more. So, the value of good word number plates like this can be high.

 

But, shorter 3-letter words are more easily available. So the value depend on the rest of the number plate....is it a dateless number plate? Or perhaps a prefix? And how many digits are there?

 

 

any extra (left over) letters or digits on the number plate?

 

Are there any extra letters, in addition to the word you are making? This usually reduces the value of the number plate. For example:

 

LAM 8E LAMB number plate

B12 ATT BRAT number plate

 

 

what's the number plate style?

 

The number plate style will also affect the price. In general, dateless number plates attract the highest prices. Current style number plates are most readily available, and more are released each year. So the value of current style number plates tends to be the lowest of the alternatives.

  

Below are some number plate variations for the word LAW, starting with the highest value number plate:

 

Dateless style number plate
Suffix style number plate
Prefix style number plate
Current style number plate