Rod Shields bought his first plate with the registration 4VBF in the 1980s for just £120 - and resold it for £3,000.
A man claims he became a multi-millionaire after buying a £120 number plate that started a 'side hustle'. Rod Shields bought his first plate with the registration 4VBF in the 80s for just £120 - and resold it for £3,000.
Rod's best-selling plate, BE57APP, sold for even more. He explained: "I now own a multi-million-pound property portfolio now and it's all bought on that one plate. I always put it down to that one plate purchase - it gave me the push to do it. I always knew there were opportunities out there, don't listen to the naysayers."
He added: "I didn't know how much I could sell it for, I just thought 'let me just try it. I just knew it would be worth something because it had one number and three letters - I just guessed the price and put it up for £4,000 and someone offered just over £3,000." Top news stories today His number plate business expanded as the years went on, thanks to his growing business acumen and knowledge of the trade. Recounting one special lightbulb moment in his number plate side hustle, he said: "One day I was listening to Last Christmas by George Michael, and I Googled how much he earns from that song - which was around £250k a year in royalties.
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