Three-digit number plate breaks known auction records
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The scramble for desirable, low-digit number plates continues, with yet another record being smashed – this time, for a three-digit combination.
A New South Wales number plate has set what is believed to be the highest price ever publicly paid for a three-digit combination.
NSW ‘100’ sold for $761,546 (including fees and taxes) this week, after being listed online by Collecting Cars.
Three-digit NSW number plates typically sell for between $200,000 and $300,000, while Victorian heritage plates – which are distinctive due to being manufactured in vitreous enamel – often change hands for approximately $500,000.
With ‘100’ being the lowest three-digit combination available, the winner known only by their online username ‘Jhong’ first entered a bid of $550,000, with the hammer finally coming down on their final bid of $710,000 – before a 6.6 per cent fee and 10 per cent GST is applied.
It’s been a big year for number-plate sales, with records being shattered for single-digit, two-digit, numerical two-digit, and six-digit Australian number plates – and now a new record being set for a three-digit combination.
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In August 2024, Victorian heritage plate ‘123.456’ sold for $363,000 – a significant mark-up on the $19,995 VicRoads last charged for six-digit heritage combinations.
The record for a numerical two-digit plate was set in June 2024, when Victorian heritage plate ’20’ sold for $2.54 million – breaking the previous record of $2.27 million set by Victorian ’14’ in May 2022.
However, the highest amount paid for a two-digit plate was set in January 2024, when Queensland plate ‘Q1’ sold for $5.66 million.
At the same January auction, NSW ‘1’ broke the record the most amount ever paid for a number plate in Australia, with the white-on-black plates – and the rights to display – being bought for $11.51 million.
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