Collecting Cars sale recorded
Date precision: dayMay 2026
Public sale record used by the valuation context.
£8,000
42 CY plate research
42 CY
- Format
- Reverse Dateless
- Authority Issuer
- Swansea
- Era
- Unknown era
- Status
- In Private Ownership
Price History
PWIndicative estimate (recorded sales)
Indicative — not yet modelled
£5,684
EstimateCCCollecting Cars
May 2026
£8,000
SaleDVDVLA
February 2020
£2,600
Sale| Source | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWIndicative estimate (recorded sales) | Indicative — not yet modelled | £5,684 | Estimate |
| CCCollecting Cars | May 2026 | £8,000 | Sale |
| DVDVLA | February 2020 | £2,600 | Sale |
Plateworth estimate
over full record
May 2026
2 sources
118 same-format sales
estimate vs cohort
Plate History
42 CY is a Reverse Dateless registration. Plateworth's current estimate is £5,684 with a working range of £4,276 to £7,092, based on 2 comparable sales. The latest evidence is a sale from Collecting Cars at £8,000. 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.
DVLA sale recorded
Date precision: dayFebruary 2020
Public sale record used by the valuation context.
£2,600
About 42 CY
Reverse dateless plates place the numbers before the original local index letters, so the registration carries local authority provenance without a year marker. The CY index mark traces back to Swansea. This reverse sequence was issued from the 1950s onwards as earlier dateless runs became exhausted. At 4 characters, 42 CY is shorter than most registrations in this era.
Reverse datelessSwanseaAge-neutralShort format
Plate Speak
ARCY
Most likely reading: "ARCY"
Other possible readings
42 CYARCY42CYInitials
Price Guide for this Format
118 same-format sold records across 117 plates currently loaded.
£2,300
Lowest
£3,591
Average
£14,760
Highest
Distribution
<£3k54%
£3k-£10k44%
£10k-£50k2%
£50k-£100k0%
£100k-£250k0%
£250k-£500k0%
£500k+0%
Prices are based on loaded sale evidence and the Plateworth estimate. Latest evidence: May 2026.