Cherished Numbers and Personalised Number Plate Information

Cherished Number Values
What are the factors affecting the value of cherished numbers and personalised number plates
Ageless numbers values are determined by the number of digits ( usually the less the better ), the numbers ( repeating numbers or consecutive are much better than random ), whether the letters first or numbers first , the actual letters themselves ( some letters are much more popular initials than others ), the year of issue ( usually the older the better ) , the area of the country of issue (some parts had very few cars e.g Scottish Islands ), whether the letter combination was issued twice (first letters first , second numbers first ), whether the letters spell a name (e.g. VAL or JOE ). It is more unusual for an ageless number to spell names etc, this is much more common in prefix , suffix and newstyle. Market forces also have a big effect ,e.g. how many similar numbers on the market? is it a combination that always sells quickly ? Do they regularly auction similar numbers?
Suffix numbers have been a good investment over the last few years as you rarely see a car with a suffix registration on the road that isn't a personalised number plate. Suffix registration numbers have become the poor man's ageless cherished number as it will be obvious that it is not the original registration number for that car . Some of the shorter ones are very attractive and can easily suggest names e.g. MOL 9P for Molly? Some combinations are priced almost as ageless numbers due to the combination of letters being so difficult to obtain and excessive demand e.g. JSM 7P is pretty valuable because ageless JSM numbers are as rare as hen's teeth !
Prefix number values have the biggest variations , some are not even worth what the owner paid for them whilst others have risen in value by several times over. Originally the low cost option to obtain a personalised number plate as many were kept back and not issued specifically to be sold at a later date. Prefix numbers can spell some names quite well e.g. L33 ANA for Leana etc. Of course any that contain a name such as SUE or LYN have increased in value many times over.
Newstyle numbers have not proven to be as popular as the prefix unissued registration numbers due to them always having 7 digits, the layout of the number ( If the three letters were at the beginning more name plates would have sold for sure ) .There are some exceptions however such as DR51 NGH for Dr Singh. Unlike ageless, suffix and prefix registration numbers, the chances of you having a normal issue number on your car that is worth anything is approximately zero as any good ones have been kept back to sell.