The elite private number plates market seems to be totally unaffected by the global credit crunch. Lately, DLVA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) auctioned off a personalized license plate “1 D” for a staggering £352,411 (US $513,047). The sale broke the record price paid for a specialty plate in the UK. The actual winning bid, excluding fees and taxes, was £285,000 (US $414,893). This exclusive plate was won by a Lebanese property developer Nabil Bishara at the DVLA Personalised Registrations auction in Warwickshire. The man wants to put the distinguished number on his wife’s Bentley as a surprise gift. A number of other sought-after registrations are still to go on sale at the auction and the list includes “2 0,” which is also expected to sell for a high price. Some people just don’t care about the recession.

Via: Autoblog437161