A Perfect 1 0

A rare registration plate, 1 0, has just been sold for £210 242, and becomes the third most expensive ever to be sold by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Proving this wasn't a one off, only last week the registration plate 1HRH was bought for £113 815.

What recession?

The top two most expensive plates ever sold by the DVLA were 51 NGH, which went for £254 000 in 2006 and 1 RH which was bought for £247 000 last year and more than £1.3 billion has been raised for the Treasury by the DVLA number plate auctions since the scheme began in 1989.