Maybe the new registration is for you, your spouse/partner, child; or in honour of your favourite football team, car make/model, or a namesake to your loyal dog or cat. It could be that you are thinking of investing in a personalised number plate.

Whatever the reason, you should know by now that where number plates for sale are concerned, choice is never a limiting factor!

So, where do you start looking for number plates for sale? How do you find the personalised registration that’s perfect for you?

The easiest way to find number plates for sale is by searching on our web site.

With National Numbers, you can either buy directly from us, Our Stock registrations, or through sellers of private number plates who advertise on our web site.

We offer millions of DVLA number plates, that is, those that are owned by DVLA, along with other dealers’ registrations.

Our Number Plate Auction service takes the hassle out of buying registrations at auction.

Or, if you have an iPhone, we have an excellent new Number Plate Search app that lets you search whenever and wherever you choose.

National Numbers have 25 years’ experience dealing with transfers. We take care of transfers on your behalf, leaving you free to enjoy the spoils of, say, watching your favourite football team, or taking your car out into the country roads.

Despite our cutting edge technology we also very much like to talk on the phone! We would be very happy to search for number plates for you – just call us on 01642 36 37 38.

It’s safe to say that the mobile revolution has touched almost all of us – and there seems to be an app for everything to do with cars, motorbikes, and driving. The time has never been better to do fun, exciting and time-saving car related tasks on your phone!

So why not give our number plate search app a try? It’s totally free to all iPhone users, and links to our database of over 30 million number plates, all of which are directly accessible from the palm of your hand. You can browse, search, and enquire on number plates 24 hours a day from wherever you are.

If you know what you’re looking for, try a search for your name, car, or anything else. If you’re stuck for ideas, you can browse 30 categories, from rude, funny, football, cheap, car and Irish number plates.

100 best matches to your search are clearly displayed and easy to read. When previewing a registration, you can see exactly how it will look on a car.

Check out our Number Plates for iPhone page to get more information about this handy little app, or download the App directly, free of charge, from the iTunes Store.

Buying number plates at auction can often be a daunting task and requires time and dedication to observe and react as bidding unfolds. National Numbers like to take the hassle out of buying number plates. At our offline auction service, we bid on registrations for customers. Our online service works in exactly the same way – we will purchase the registration on your behalf, while you relax and put your feet up!

This new service is the first of its kind to be offered to number plate buyers. National Numbers Chairman, Eric Craggs, says:

“This excellent online auction service gives our number plate customers the same fantastic opportunities as offline auction buyers. Tell us what plate you are interested in and let us do the legwork for you – don’t miss out on this opportunity to buy your perfect registration at auction.”

DVLA’s online auction service allows buyers to bid on number plates in a similar way to the popular auction web site eBay.

Number plates are given a Reserve Price which is where the bidding starts. From there, a bidder submits their Maximum Bid, which cannot be seen by other bidders. The value of the Current Bid can be seen with the registration at all times throughout the auction process.

Proxy bidding allows competitive bidding on Lots, where the system increases bids on behalf of the bidder up to the value of their Maximum Bid. Users receive notification that they have been outbid so that they can increase their bid. However bids cannot be removed from the system once they have been placed.

One of the most interesting features of the service is that, for popular lots, the end time of the bidding is allowed to “slide”, meaning that the bid time is extended where there is lots of competition to bid on a plate.

Call us today on 01642 36 37 38 to see how we can help, or for more information read our auction testimonials from satisfied customers, or learn more about DVLA auctions.

Blank paper logbooks that never made it to the shredder found their way into the hands of criminals, who have used the missing logbooks to steal 13 million pounds worth of car identities.

The thefts took place over the last two years; however 130,000 blank books are still missing. The blank documents have been used to forge paperwork for cars so that stolen cars can be sold on as legitimate vehicles. Unfortunately, customers who have bought a forged car in these circumstances are left with nothing - no car, no refund.

This is not the first time documents have leaked from the DVLA. The BBC reported on tens of thousands of documents that went missing in 2003 in similar circumstances.

Noel Shanahan, Chief Executive of DVLA, said: “we do sympathise with the situation that people have found themselves in, in finding that they have bought a car which turned out to be stolen”.

Clearly, the DVLA sympathises with the situation of customers’ who have bought a cloned car, saying that they have done all they can. But this statement is likely to be cold-comfort to those stung by the scam.

The Government body puts the incident down to a criminal act that will be dealt with by a Police investigation, which is now underway. Disturbingly, the Police have reported that the mistake could leave its mark for over 100 years.

Visit the DVLA’s web site to view serial numbers of the forged documents.

National Numbers Limited., one of the UK’s largest number plate dealers has today launched a free iPhone application allowing you to search a database of 30 million number plates. Anything you want on a number plate: names; initials; or any number can now be found at the click of a button.

Eric Craggs, Chairman of National Numbers said, “National Numbers like to push the boundaries in the number plate industry. We wanted to make our vast database available to everyone, wherever they are. Launching the world’s one-and-only number plate search system using an iPhone application seemed the logical way to do it”.

The database is updated in real time and the home screen offers categories for you to browse through. National Numbers has plates dating from 1903 all the way up to 2010.

This novel way to search for number plates takes less than five seconds to complete and best of all it is completely free to iPhone customers. It is clear that National Numbers have created a fantastic new way of finding a special number plate, anytime, anywhere.

This app is so much fun to use and will make sure you never have to be lonely in the pub again. Just produce your iPhone and your friends will bombard you with requests for names, football teams etc. The database actually allows you to search about 30 categories of number plates but the main ones which appear are:- rude, funny, football, cheap, car and Irish.

In the unlikely event of your search being unsuccessful, just click to ‘phone their experienced sales team – let them do your thinking for you.

To help you in these hard economic times, National Numbers is the only company to offer 0% finance on most number plates. This app is the latest facility introduced by National Numbers but they have been dealing in number plates for more than a quarter of a century. So when you find your ideal personalized plate, you have the security of dealing with an established company affiliated to the Retail Motor Industry and holding a quality award from the British Standard Institute. Try this number plate app – it’s great fun.

Click here for more information and the link to the app store

National Numbers have some brilliant number plates for the Ford Fiesta.

The Mark 1 Ford Fiesta made its debut in 1976. The car’s engine was dubbed ‘Valencia’, due to the location of the Spanish factory that produced engines for the car in Almussafes, Valencia.

The car was also produced in the UK and Germany, but the name definitely seems to originate from Spanish roots, and was personally chosen by Henry Ford above all other suggested names.

The Fiesta name has prevailed for 30 years, despite several major overhauls of the car engine and design. But it almost was not so.

Head honchos at Ford recently toyed with the idea of changing the name. According to Autocar, “nearly as many people inside the company voted to drop the Fiesta name from the new supermini, as wanted to keep it”.

The Fiesta has come a long way since the 1970s. Since then, 12 million Fiesta’s have been made. What Car? awarded the Fiesta Car of the Year 2009, and voted it Best Supermini, as well. The Fiesta Mark VII marks several generations of an extraordinarily long vehicle model history.

National Numbers have some great Fiesta number plates:

F13 STA is the best possible match to the name Fiesta. F16 STA is almost as good. FEG 1Y looks and sounds just like ‘Feggy’! You could also go for F7 ORD.

Or try a search for names, numbers, or anything you like on our web site. We’d be happy to speak to you about personalised registrations, call us on 01642 36 37 38.

The scheme offers purchasers a £2,000 discount when replacing old and inefficient vehicles with newer, more eco-friendly vehicles. It seems to have been a success because 318,628 new vehicle orders have been accepted since its inception in April 2009. The scheme was extended last year to allow newer vehicles (V-reg cars and eight-year-old vans) to qualify.

The fund still contains enough money to subsidise another 82,000 new vehicle orders, so if you’ve been considering taking advantage of the scheme, take action now to ensure you can still benefit from the savings.

Of the 38 vehicle manufacturers signed up to the scheme, Toyota is offering a similar incentive. Their new ‘Swappage’ scheme allows purchasers of selected Toyota models to swap their seven to 10 year old vehicle, i.e. W-reg and 52-reg number plates, for a £2,000 saving on an eligible new Toyota Yaris, Toyota Auris or Toyota Avensis.

The vehicle for trading must be DVLA registered, insured, and have a valid MoT certificate. The registered keeper of the vehicle must have owned the vehicle for the last 12 consecutive months.

A greater incentive is offered to customers who choose the Toyota Avensis because it is built in Derbyshire, UK. For this swap there is an additional £500 available on T2 models and £750 on TR and T4 models.

Other car manufacturers such as Chevrolet and Mercedes-Benz are offering similar swappage schemes that extend beyond the Government deadline.

For fantastic personalised registrations to suit Toyota or any other vehicle make or model, try a number plate search on our web site, or call us today on 01642 36 37 38.

The Cadillac XTS Platinum will be released in the US in 2012. Cadillac describes the vehicle as “built for efficiency, luxury and connectivity”.

The car is a plug-in hybrid, meaning that it can travel on electric power for short distances, before falling back on a conventional engine for power. On longer journeys, the XTS’ V6, 345bhp, 3.6-litre direct injection engine kicks in.

According to Cadillac, the XTS literally ‘reads the road’ using Magnetic Ride Control, allowing it to adjust suspension damping in a millisecond, giving improved body control. Sounds great for all the snow we’re having!

The interior design of the new XTS borrows from “contemporary forms and themes” and uses Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays. OLED dashboard displays draw less power and are thinner and lighter than convention displays, improving the power efficiency of the car.

The rear passenger seats contain the car’s “connectivity feature” – in the Cadillac CTS this took the form of a 40-gig hard-drive entertainment system, which should entertain kids and friends alike on long trips.

XTS is a three-letter acronym that fits perfectly into many number plate formats. A search for XTS number plates on our web site brings back 61 suitable number plates! Amongst the best are the prefix registrations C1 XTS and C4 XTS, and dateless registration 800 XTS.

From Cadillac to Yugo, we have number plates for all vehicle makes and models. Try a search on our web site to find number plates for your vehicle.

2009 was a tough year for the motor industry. The cars at the show reflect manufacturers’ awareness of consumers’ requirements for economy, environment, and longevity, whilst remaining fun and lively.

The Toyota FT-CH concept car, unveiled at this years show, is an interesting hybrid car that promises to be cheaper to run than the current Toyota Prius. If the car makes it to the production line, it may be released under the Prius moniker.

It is hoped that the FT-CH will appeal to younger car buyers. The car’s designers were inspired by the “8-bit genre” which was popularised in the 1980’s by the introduction of home games consoles which used 8-bit microprocessors. Since the 1980’s, an 8-bit music and art scene has developed which is clear in the design of the car, which looks edgy, fun, and brightly coloured.

Style-conscious owners love matching number plates to stylise their cars, so something like 8 BYT would be a perfect dateless number plate investment; TT08 BYT is a great new-style plate that would suit the car well.

Cheap prefix plates include T80 BYT, T88 BYT, T800 BYT, and T888 BYT, all from £220!

Call us today on 01642 36 37 38 or visit our web site for great ideas on matching names and numbers to registrations.

TAP 4S Barioja Spanish Tapas Restaurant

Spanish tapas bar Barioja uses a company vehicle for making short trips locally, collecting supplies and dropping off employees in the popular Historic Old Town in the centre of Edinburgh.

The car’s personalised registration: TAP 4S (”tapas”) – along with the signage, form an instantly recognisable combination that is both memorable and descriptive.

The car is seen by customers when it travels to and from destinations, and is also seen when parked outside the restaurant. The car travels where it can be seen by both visitors to and residents of Edinburgh.

Because of the car and its personalised registration, more people become aware of the Barioja tapas bar and the restaurant’s brand becomes more widely known.

YE55 GAS Yes Gas Plumbing and Heating

Without a doubt, plumbing and heating company Yes Gas have a name which is memorable and catchy - and the perfect size for a personalised number plate!

From the photo it’s easy to see how good the YE55 GAS number plate looks on their van.

This company van can be seen parked outside customer’s houses and driving to and from jobs in and around the Middlesbrough and Stockton areas, which is good publicity for a company that services its local area.

The number plate helps to reinforce the company name and image. Hopefully when customers think of gas they think of Yes Gas!

We will post more examples of number plates being used by businesses as and when we encounter them. Or send your own examples to us via our contact us page!