DA 1 - Original 1903 Wolverhampton Issue - issued to Robert Rhodes who passed it down to his grandson, Richard Rhodes, who then left it to the Mayor of Wolverhampton in the early 2000s
1 DA - Sold for £31,250 at DVLA auction in March 1996
DB 1 - Original 1903 Stockport Issue. In 1966 it was owned by D Bayley of Wembley, who was vice-president of Triumph Motor Cycle Club and it was on a Triumph. It was owned by Dave Brunton of Bristol.
1 DB - Sold for £29,000 at DVLA auction in December 1990, is owned by the Sultan of Brunei, I have been told [photo: @brunei_collection_secrets]
DC 1 - Original 1903 Middlesborough Issue. In 1966 it was owned by DC One Ltd - the Managing Director's car wore DC 1. Information suggests it was later owned by Dave Clark
1 DC - Sold for £21,000 at DVLA auction in January 1995
DD 1 - Original 1912 Gloucestershire Issue. It was once owned by Douglas Duncan of Aberdeen
1 DD - Sold for £18,000 at DVLA auction in January 1994
DE 1 - Original 1903 Pembroke Issue
1 DE
1 DE - Sold for £12,000 at DVLA auction in December 1991. Registered to a 2010 Bentley Mulsanne that is SORN
DF 1 - Original 1903 Northampton Issue
1 DF - Sold for £15,000 at DVLA auction in January 1995
DG 1 - Original 1903 Gloucestershire Issue. Was based in Warwickshire in 1966
1 DG
1 DG - Sold for £16,000 at DVLA auction in January 1995
DH 1 - Original 1904 Walsall Issue, is the Mayoral Car of Walsall
1 DH
1 DH - Sold for £19,000 at DVLA auction in January 1995, registered to a 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron
DJ 1 - Original 1903 St Helens Issue
1 DJ - Sold for £27,000 at DVLA auction in December 1990
DK 1 - Original 1903 Rochdale Issue, is the Mayoral Car of Rochdale
1 DK - Sold for £15,000 at DVLA auction in January 1995
DL 1 - Original 1903 Isle of Wight Issue. Owner also has DL 2 and DAI 1. It was for sale in 1966
1 DL
1 DL - Sold for £27,000 at DVLA auction in December 1992. Came off a 2017 Porsche in August 2021
DM 1 - Original 1903 Flintshire Issue. Was on a Volkswagen 1500 Estate based in Oswestry in 1966
1 DM
1 DM - Sold for £65,000 at DVLA auction in December 1991, registered to a 1992 Honda DAX motorcycle whose tax expired in 1996 and MOT expired in 2018...
DN 1 - Original 1903 York Issue, is the Mayoral Car of York
1 DN - Sold for £26,000 at DVLA auction in December 1996
DO 1 - Original 1903 Lincolnshire Issue
1 DO - Sold for £10,000 at DVLA auction in November 1992
DP 1
DP 1 - Original 1903 Reading Issue
1 DP - Original 1962 Reading Issue
DR 1 - Original 1904 Plymouth Issue. Advertised in The Times as for sale in November 1965 by A Owen Ltd in SW4
1 DR - Sold for £25,000 at DVLA auction in December 1990
DS 1 - Original 1903 Peebles Issue, then sold for £250,000 at auction in July 2019
1 DS
1 DS - Sold for £24,000 at DVLA auction January 1995
DT 1 - Original 1927 Doncaster Issue. Was based in Leeds in 1966
1 DT
1 DT - Sold for £11,300 at DVLA auction January 1995. Came off a 2006 Volkswagen, not sure when though
DU 1 - Original 1903 Coventry Issue on this 1911 Daimler TA23 Clovelly Saloon
1 DU - Sold for £6,200 at DVLA auction January 1999
DV 1
DV 1 - Original 1929 Devon Issue. Registered to a 1962 Rolls Royce whose tax expired 23 years ago
1 DV - Sold for £10,500 at DVLA auction January 1999
DW 1 - Original 1903 Newport Issue
1 DW
1 DW - Sold for £23,500 at DVLA auction December 1996. Came off a 2005 Bentley Continental and looks like it became Regtransfers stock in October 2024
DX 1
DX 1 - Original 1904 Ipswich Issue. It was on a Bentley in Reading in 1966. Was taken off a 2008 BMW in December 2019
1 DX - Sold for £8,100 at DVLA auction December 1999
DY 1 - Original 1903 Hastings Issue. This was the first number plate ever to be issued on 23rd November 1903 in Hastings.
It used to be on the Mayoral Car of Hastings.
1 DY - Sold for £5,800 at DVLA auction in July 1995
