8 S private number plate

The concise UK private registration 8 S is a dateless single-single format, featuring one number and one letter. Registrations of this two-character type are typically regarded as one of the most desirable within the UK private number plate market due to their brevity, clean look, and scarcity. The format features the number 8 followed by the letter S.

Single-single plates with a lower number, particularly a single digit, generally attract stronger interest, and 8 S offers a low, single-digit appeal. The letter S also has broad popularity as an initial. The structural appeal of brief registrations like 8 S is sometimes reinforced by historical analysis of auction results, which have indicated that shorter registrations had stronger appeal; within character blocks, additional letters tended to reduce that appeal more than additional numbers.

The format, broadly associated with the earliest registration era from 1903, has a clean, timeless look. The letter S as an original local code was used to designate registrations issued in Edinburgh, Scotland. The specific registration 8 S was first released to the open market via DVLA auction in 1992, and sold at a DVLA auction in December 1992. It sold for £10,340 (hammer price).

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