The wait is over! Six digit heritage plates returning 30 July
Published 16 July 2024. After a year-long hiatus, VicRoads has today announced that six-digit Heritage plates will be returning on 30 July for a limited release – the first time six-digit Heritage plates have been available since July 2023, when orders had to be paused after just three days due to unprecedented demand.
In anticipation of the upcoming release, VicRoads has revealed a preview of the available - and likely popular - plates to inspire interest. Some of the available combinations include:
100.055
100.066
100.077
110.001 |
110.100
122.234
177.701
191.100 |
200.021
255.225 |
From 30 July, enthusiasts can choose their own combination for a six-digit Heritage plate at vplates.com.au, as long as the combination is still available and adheres to the specific rules for six-digit Heritage plates, which are that the combination must be a number between 100,000 and 285,000 – the original number series first issued in the 1930s.
The increasing demand for Heritage plates is evident through the rising average auction prices paid for three, four, and five-digit plates from 2020 to 2023. In 2020, the average price for three-digit Heritage plates was $135,000, and by the end of 2023, it had increased to $375,000. Similarly, auction prices for four and five-digit Heritage plates doubled during this period.*
Giles Thompson, VicRoads’ Chief Executive Officer, says Heritage plates hark back to an iconic era in Victoria’s motoring history, being faithful replicas of Victoria’s first ever number plates issued almost a century ago.
“The plates continue to be meticulously handcrafted in Victoria to the same exact specifications as those originally issued in the 1930s, with unparalleled attention to detail reflecting the time-honoured techniques used last century and making each one unique.
“Unlike regular number plates which have a wide variety of combinations available, six-digit Heritage plates are limited to combinations between 100.000 and 285.000. Their exclusivity and limited availability are largely what make them so appealing to collectors,” he says.
Six-digit Heritage plates will be available from Tuesday 30 July from 8.30am AEST at the updated price of $19,995. Heritage plates will be available online, in person at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre, or over the phone.
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Download the media release Six digit heritage plates [PDF 214 Kb]