Hundreds of 75-plate registration combinations have already been banned by the DVLA for being too rude or offensive.

FROM cab drivers to Leicester City supporters, there was something for everyone at a personalised number plate auction in Oxfordshire yesterday.

Urban Development and Roads minister Jesmond Mugliett on Saturday launched an Internet auction for the new personalised registration plates with eight letters.

Personalised number plates are now more profitable than watches – and investors say people are flocking to invest Personalised number plates are attracting more attention as they deliver higher ...

Freedom of Information figures showed how the DVLA made £100.2million in 2012-2013 from a combination of personalised registration sales and auctions, cherished plate transfers and assignment fees.

The DVLA releases a new batch of number plates to reflect updated car registrations every March and September.

Freedom of Information figures showed how the DVLA made £100.2million in 2012-2013 from a combination of personalised registration sales and auctions, cherished plate transfers and assignment fees.