UK’s most expensive number plates spelling out names revealed with priciest fetching over £200k – have you spotted any?

DRIVERS are willing to pay £201,000 for a number plate that spells out their name, according to sales records released by the DVLA. The all-time record belongs to 51 NGH, snapped up for the astronomical sum by a buyer determined that Britain’s most popular Sikh surname should follow them along the road. The most expensive custom numberplates have even gone for hundreds of thousands of pounds Credit: Getty – Contributor Singh plates are the aristocracy of the name market, with S1 NGH fetching £86,000, MR51 NGH £80,000 and 53 NGH £61,010 – more than £425,000 across the four. Close behind came KR15 HNA, which fetched £180,000 – a plate prized both as the first name Krishna and for its religious significance to Hindu buyers. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Its near-namesake KR15 HAN – Krishan – raised a further £76,000, while DH11 LON, spelling the surname Dhillon, brought in £61,000 from another proud family motorist. The most expensive everyday British first name is Elliot, after ELL 10T changed hands for £80,810 – narrowly edging out J42 MES, which went for £80,020. Gilly (G1 LLY) fetched £70,000 and Russell (RU55 ELL) £62,000, while Colin (COL 1N) and Aston (A5 TON) made £61,000 apiece and Nigel (N1 GEL) commanded £60,000. The King is in the list too, with ELV 1S selling for £60,000 to an Elvis fan who presumably could not help falling in love with it. Simon (S1 MON) made £59,000 and Nicky (N1 CKY) £55,000, while S108 HAN – a heroic attempt at Siobhan – persuaded someone to part with £52,500 for the trickiest spelling in the book. Toni (TON 1S) collected £51,020 and David (DAV 1D) a round £50,000, with April (APR 1L) in bloom at £46,500 and Sam (SAM 1S) and Maggie (MAG 1E) just over £46,000. Most read in Motors Soph (5 OPH) went for £45,000 and Vijay (V1 JAY) £43,000, while Felix (FEL 1X) and Tania (TAN 1A) tied on £42,000 and Chris (CHR 1S), Milly (M1 LLY) and Niall (N1 ALL) each hit £40,000. Further down, Billy (B1 LLY), Lewis (LEW 1S), Sunil (SUN 1L) and the surname Davis (DAV 1S) all made £36,000, with Sarah (SA22 RAH) and Natasha (NA74 SHA) at £35,010. The DVLA's priciest name plates The following information is based on hammer prices: 51 NGH – Singh, £201,000 (2006) KR15 HNA – Krishna, £180,000 (2015) 1 HRH – HRH, £92,000 (2009) S1 NGH – Singh, £86,000 (1998) ELL 10T – Elliot, £80,810 (2025) J42 MES – James, £80,020 (2020) MR51 NGH – Mr Singh, £80,000 (2006) KR15 HAN – Krishan, £76,000 (2015) G1 LLY – Gilly, £70,000 (1990) RU55 ELL – Russell, £62,000 (2006) 53 NGH – Singh, £61,010 (2022) COL 1N – Colin, £61,000 (1999) A5 TON – Aston, £61,000 (2000) DH11 LON – Dhillon, £61,000 (2012) ELV 1S – Elvis, £60,000 (1990) N1 GEL – Nigel, £60,000 (1996) S1 MON – Simon, £59,000 (1999) N1 CKY – Nicky, £55,000 (1996) S108 HAN – Siobhan, £52,500 (2002) TON 1S – Toni, £51,020 (2025) Rosie (ROS 1E), Jimmy (J1 MMY), Eddie (EDD 1E) and Miles (M1 LES) all brought exactly £35,000, in a crowded field that also included Martin (MAR 71N) and Steve (S7 EVE). Even the £30,000 bracket has its charms, with Debbie (DEB 81E), Laura (L4 URA), Oliver (OL11 VER) and Colleen (CO11 EEN) – plus 1 SUE, which cost one very literal Sue £31,000. And bargain hunters can join the name game for far less, with Charlie (CHA 271E) fetching a comparatively modest £5,510 at one of the DVLA‘s most recent auctions. Royal names, by contrast, are the bargain basement of the plate world – unless you want the real thing, with 1 HRH fetching a suitably regal £92,000. Diana (D1 ANA) is the priciest of the family names at £16,000, ahead of George (GE70 RGE) on £13,070, Meghan (MEG 4N) on £12,400 and Harry (H4 RRY) on £12,000. But thrifty monarchists can motor in style for less than a tank of fuel, with W31 LAM – William – sold for £350 and CAM 177A – Camilla – for £560. Louis (LOU 1S) made £10,000 and Anne (ANN 31E) £11,060, while Kate (KAT 3W) managed just £2,100 – proof that royal names come surprisingly cheap on the open road. England football heroes are similarly affordable, with Wayne (W4 YNE) the star buy at £25,500, ahead of Marcus (MA12 CUS) on £7,000 and Jude (JUD 33E) on £5,000. Bukayo Saka‘s admirers could have SAK 4A for £2,330, while Kane (KAN 3H) went for just £1,210 and Declan (DEC 614N) £1,110 – closer to a season ticket than a transfer fee. Today’s playground favourites are cheaper still, in a quirk that means the country’s most fashionable baby names cost a fraction of the ones their grandparents were given. Leo (1 LEO) leads the nursery set at £17,000, well ahead of Freya (FR11 EYA) on £8,310, Archie (ARC 411E) on £8,130 and Noah (NOA 1H) on £6,800. Isla (1 SLA) made £6,200 and Arthur (AR73 HUR) £5,010, while Theo (7 HEO) went for £4,100 and Amelia (AME 714X) a mere £2,460 – so parents may be pleasantly surprised. DVLA popular number plates The following information is based on hammer prices: ROYAL BARGAINS D1 ANA – Diana, £16,000 (1995) GE70 RGE – George, £13,070 (2020) MEG 4N – Meghan, £12,400 (2003) H4 RRY – Harry, £12,000 (1999) ANN 31E – Anne, £11,060 (2025) LOU 1S – Louis, £10,000 (1990) KAT 3W – Kate, £2,100 (2020) CAM 177A – Camilla, £560 (2012) W31 LAM – William, £350 (2012) FOOTBALL FAVOURITES W4 YNE – Wayne, £25,500 (2001) H4 RRY – Harry, £12,000 (1999) MA12 CUS – Marcus, £7,000 (2012) JUD 33E – Jude, £5,000 (2010) COL 3S – Coles, £4,800 (2004) SAK 4A – Saka, £2,330 (2023) KAN 3H – Kane, £1,210 (2025) DEC 614N – Declan, £1,110 (2022) NURSERY SET – today’s popular baby names 1 LEO – Leo, £17,000 (2000) FR11 EYA – Freya, £8,310 (2021) ARC 411E – Archie, £8,130 (2023) NOA 1H – Noah, £6,800 (2016) 1 SLA – Isla, £6,200 (1997) AR73 HUR – Arthur, £5,010 (2024) 7 HEO – Theo, £4,100 (2000) AME 714X – Amelia, £2,460 (2022) All the plates were sold at DVLA auctions held between the launch of the sales scheme in 1989 and this year, with every price quoted the hammer price before fees. The scheme has now raised more than £3billion for the Treasury, passing that milestone in the 2025/26 financial year as demand for cherished registrations keeps on climbing. Plates are sold at fixed prices from £250 on the agency’s website, while its most sought-after registrations go under the hammer at online auctions held nine times a year. A DVLA spokesperson said: “Many people enjoy displaying a personalised registration and their continued popularity has proved to be a successful source of revenue for government, generating billions of pounds for the public purse since sales began in 1989. “With more than 65 million registrations available, there are options to suit a wide range of tastes and budgets, with prices beginning at just £250. We also hold nine online auctions each year, offering some of our most sought-after registrations with starting prices from just £70.”