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Owner of 'Didcot' number plate puts it up for auction on eBay

7:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010 in


THE race is on to become Didcot's coolest motorist by winning an online auction for number plate D10COT.

The DVLA number plate was bought seven years ago as an investment by 36-year-old Marc Joines, of Swinburne Road, Oxford, and has never been fitted to a car.

He took a punt on Didcot's future growth to buy D10COT for £650.

He has put it up for auction on eBay, with a starting price of £1,000.

He said: “I knew Didcot was an up and coming town. Now it’s a much bigger place than it was, I think the time is right to sell it.”

Comments(4)

Fat boy says...
9:01am Wed 10 Mar 10

I don't know that "coolest" is the right word. I think "saddest" would be more appropriate.

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Adrian1 says...
10:32am Thu 11 Mar 10

Anything is worth what the buyer will pay for it. I'd love to see a note regards the final sum offered.

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BeegRich says...
2:01pm Thu 11 Mar 10

I fail to see why you would want to put that on your car!

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lee72 says...
10:42pm Fri 12 Mar 10

Just seen this on Ebay and it didn't sell surprise surprise!!! maybe try starting it at £0.01 with no reserve and you might get some interest, not starting it at £1000 looking to get more than that, to be honest though I agree with BeegRichs' comment above.

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