Likely on retention
DVSA checkMay 2026
DVSA has no vehicle assigned to this mark — most likely held on a retention certificate.
551 M plate research
551 M
- Format
- Reverse Dateless
- Authority Issuer
- Cheshire
- Era
- 2002
- Status
- In Private Ownership
Price History
PWPlateworth
Current estimate
£7,657
EstimateDVDVLA
January 2002
£6,100
Sale| Source | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWPlateworth | Current estimate | £7,657 | Estimate |
| DVDVLA | January 2002 | £6,100 | Sale |
Plateworth estimate
single price point
January 2002
1 source
169 same-format sales
estimate vs cohort
Plate History
551 M is a Reverse Dateless registration. Plateworth's current estimate is £7,657 with a working range of £7,198 to £12,007, based on 1 comparable sale. The latest evidence is a sale from DVLA at £6,100. 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: dayJanuary 2002
Public sale record used by the valuation context.
£6,100
About 551 M
Reverse dateless plates place the numbers before the original local index letters, so the registration carries local authority provenance without a year marker. The M index mark traces back to Cheshire. This reverse sequence was issued from the 1950s onwards as earlier dateless runs became exhausted. At 4 characters, 551 M is shorter than most registrations in this era.
Reverse datelessCheshireAge-neutralShort format
Plate Speak
SSIM
Most likely reading: "SSIM"
Other possible readings
551 MSSIM551MInitials
Price Guide for this Format
169 same-format sold records across 133 plates currently loaded.
£3,490
Lowest
£25,758
Average
£130,328
Highest
Distribution
<£3k0%
£3k-£10k11%
£10k-£50k79%
£50k-£100k9%
£100k-£250k1%
£250k-£500k0%
£500k+0%