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FNE number plates indeed: Famous Ferrari-related registrations to go under hammer in charity auction

Published 26 March 2024
By Neil Briscoe
Ferrari North Europe, which includes the UK, is about to hold an auction for some of its most famous number plates.
New Green number plates for electric cars in UK

UK number plates explained

Number plates first became mandatory on cars in the UK in 1904 for most of the same reasons they’re still required today.
Published 04 September 2023
Is your numberplate legal? Most drivers can't tell, survey reveals

Most motorists cant identify a legal numberplate

A survey has found most drivers don't know what the fines for using illegal numberplates are — and even more can't identify a legal design.
Published 05 December 2018
Top 20 most expensive number plates sold at UK auctions

The 20 most expensive numberplates

For some, they're the least cool thing you can do to a car since furry dice but some personalised numberplates are as highly prized...
Published 11 November 2016
Me and My Motor: Charlie Mullins, multimillionaire boss of Pimlico Plumbers

Me and My Motor: Charlie Mullins, boss of Pimlico Plumbers

As a newly qualified plumber driving around London in his beaten-up Morris Minor van, Charlie Mullins would gaze at the Bentleys and Rolls-Royces...
Published 25 July 2016
Where can I find the custom numberplate I want?

Where can I find the custom numberplate I want?

Q. I would like to acquire a very specific numberplate but I can't find it at present
Published 16 November 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

65-plate Special: Why the new September numberplates...

Though not vintage, the '65' plate does offer the opportunity for with to the nation's Wags.
Published 31 August 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Letters of the week, May 10

This week: Good Top Gear/Bad Top Gear, diesel concerns, drivers' newspapers of choice, 20mph zones, classic car comfort and more.
Published 11 May 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Letters of the week, May 3

This week: Vexed by Veyron, spare wheels roll on, appreciating personalised 'plates, Thunderbirds blunder, digital deductions, a 422mph speeding ticket...
Published 04 May 2015