Passionate plates are a must for Valentines

Love is in the air and it is starting to appear on our number plates as well, according to DVLA Personalised Registrations.

The organisation is bracing itself for its annual onslaught of passion in the form of romantically-linked registrations which come to the fore around Valentine’s.

Indeed, the agency witnessed a rush for K155 plates a year ago and is predicting more interest from cosy couples using registrations as expressions of love in 2008 with the added attraction of February 29th – the leap year day when tradition has it women can propose to men!

Top of the list for the month of love could be ‘MY08 LUV’, which if well received could be followed by ‘MR08 MRS’. Someone’s answer to being proposed to might be ‘XX08 YES’, although it would be a harsh man who responds with ‘NO57 WAY’.

Damian Lawson, marketing manager for DVLA Personalised Registrations, commented;
“With one in five registrations purchased as a gift we expect quite a run on Valentine’s-linked registrations. Registration plates featuring Xs and loved ones’ names or initials are extremely popular, plus we still have a good selection of ‘K155’ plates available.”

He added: “There is one plate, ‘1 DO’, which is probably the ultimate wedding registration, but we’ve already sold that one. It went for £10,000 at one of our auctions in 1992.”

08-series registrations, along with millions of other personalised registrations, can be viewed at DVLA Personalised Registrations’ official website, dvlaregistrations.co.uk. Once a registration has been found, customers wanting to buy a registration can call the DVLA Personalised Registrations sales line by dialling 0870 6000 142, Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm and Saturday, 9am to 1pm.