Collecting Cars sale recorded
Date precision: dayOctober 2025
Public sale record used by the valuation context.
£5,250
SEF 5 plate research
SEF 5
- Format
- Dateless
- Authority Issuer
- West Hartlepool
- Era
- Pre-1963
- Status
- In Private Ownership
Price History
PWIndicative estimate (recorded sales)
Indicative — not yet modelled
£6,630
EstimateCCCollecting Cars
October 2025
£5,250
SaleDVDVLA
January 2003
£3,500
Sale| Source | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWIndicative estimate (recorded sales) | Indicative — not yet modelled | £6,630 | Estimate |
| CCCollecting Cars | October 2025 | £5,250 | Sale |
| DVDVLA | January 2003 | £3,500 | Sale |
Plateworth estimate
over full record
October 2025
2 sources
119 same-format sales
estimate vs cohort
Plate History
SEF 5 is a Dateless registration. Plateworth's current estimate is £6,630 with a working range of £5,883 to £7,377, based on 2 comparable sales. The latest evidence is a sale from Collecting Cars at £5,250. 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 2003
Public sale record used by the valuation context.
£3,500
Vehicle & MOT
DVSA MOT history · checked 27 May 2026Likely on retention
DVSA has no vehicle recorded for this mark — it is most likely held on a retention certificate rather than assigned to a vehicle.
About SEF 5
Dateless registrations avoid an obvious vehicle age marker, which can make short combinations more flexible across prestige vehicles and long-term private ownership. The EF index mark traces back to West Hartlepool. At 4 characters, SEF 5 is shorter than most registrations in this era.
DatelessWest HartlepoolAge-neutralShort format
Plate Speak
SEFS
Most likely reading: "SEFS"
Other possible readings
SEF 5SEFSSEF5Initials
Price Guide for this Format
119 same-format sold records across 111 plates currently loaded.
£2,410
Lowest
£8,409
Average
£156,000
Highest
Distribution
<£3k16%
£3k-£10k72%
£10k-£50k9%
£50k-£100k1%
£100k-£250k2%
£250k-£500k0%
£500k+0%
Prices are based on loaded sale evidence and the Plateworth estimate. Latest evidence: October 2025.