1 WOB plate research

1 WOB
Format
Reverse Dateless
Authority Issuer
Birmingham
Era
Unknown era
Status
In Private Ownership

Price History

£0£15k£30k£45k£60kSept 2020May 2026

PWPlateworth

Current estimate

£9,988

Estimate

CCCollecting Cars

May 2026

£20,000

Sale

DVDVLA

September 2020

£17,030

Sale
Approx value
£9,988

Plateworth estimate

Price Change
+17.4%

over full record

Last Sale
£20,000

May 2026

Sale Records
2

2 sources

Format Median
£12,001

119 same-format sales

Vs Format Median
-16.8%

estimate vs cohort

Plate History

1 WOB is a Reverse Dateless registration. Plateworth's current estimate is £9,988 with a working range of £9,389 to £14,874, based on 2 comparable sales. The latest evidence is a sale from Collecting Cars at £20,000. No active dealer listing is shown, so the page separates the Plateworth estimate from public sale evidence. This page currently shows 2 timeline events from the loaded registration record.

  1. Collecting Cars sale recorded

    Date precision: day

    May 2026

    Public sale record used by the valuation context.

    £20,000

  2. DVLA sale recorded

    2 sources collapsed

    September 2020

    Public sale record used by the valuation context.

    £17,030

About 1 WOB

Reverse dateless plates place the numbers before the original local index letters, so the registration carries local authority provenance without a year marker. The OB index mark traces back to Birmingham, now associated with West Midlands. This reverse sequence was issued from the 1950s onwards as earlier dateless runs became exhausted. At 4 characters, 1 WOB is shorter than most registrations in this era.

Reverse datelessBirminghamWest MidlandsAge-neutralShort format

Plate Speak

IWOB

Most likely reading: "IWOB"

Other possible readings

1 WOBIWOB1WOBInitials

Price Guide for this Format

119 same-format sold records across 67 plates currently loaded.

£7,270

Lowest

£15,239

Average

£75,900

Highest

Distribution

<£3k0%
£3k-£10k32%
£10k-£50k66%
£50k-£100k2%
£100k-£250k0%
£250k-£500k0%
£500k+0%

Prices are based on loaded sale evidence and the Plateworth estimate. Latest evidence: May 2026.