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C 1 - C 2 - C 5 - C 6 - C 7 - C 9 - As complete as it's going to get

1 C - 2 C - 3 C - 4 C - 5 C - 7 C - 8 C - 9 C - As complete as it's going to get

C x plates were originally issued by Yorkshire (West Riding) County Council and unfortunately original records didn't survive, all x C plates are DVLA auction sales

By close of business on 2nd January 1904 Yorkshire (West Riding) County Council had registered 168 cars and 97 motorcycles.

C 1 is believed to have been issued to Henry Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret of Ripley, Yorkshire. It stayed in the family until Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret placed it on the market in 1979.

Richard Cashmore of Sutton Coldfield then owned it for almost 40 years, selling it in 2018.

C 2 is believed to have been issued to Henry Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret of Ripley, Yorkshire

Owned since new but I'm unable to determine when the plate was assigned but I suspect it was when it was new. Current owner is known and is based in the Midlands.

C 3 is a confirmed lost plate.

C 4 is a confirmed lost plate.

C 5, In 1986 Tony Dunning sold a 1903 De Dion-Bouton with the registration C 5 for £25K. It's unknown if this was the original vehicle the plate was assigned to. Six months later the vehicle and plate were sold for £45K.

It was sold again in 2018, and once again in the summer of 2024. The current owner is known.

C 6

Removed from the Porsche in November 2017. Assigned to a Benley GT Azure in 2023.

C 7

Changed ownership in 2022 for an undisclosed amount.

C 8 is a confirmed lost plate.

C 9

1 C was sold by DVLA in 2000 for £69K

2 C was sold by DVLA in 1994 for £8K.

Changed owners in 2018 for around £170K and is based in the North of England.

3 C was sold by DVLA in 1992 for £31K

4 C was sold by DVLA in 1992 for £8K. Currently in the North of England.

5 C was sold by DVLA in 1993 for £16K

Current owner is based in the North of England.

6 C was sold by DVLA in 1993 for £14K, never registered to a vehicle and now a confirmed lost plate.

Confirmed in 2024 as a lost plate.

7 C was sold by DVLA in 1992 for £13K and the owner is known and based in the Midlands.

8 C was sold by DVLA in 1994 for £8K

9 C was sold by DVLA in 1994 for £8K and is based in the Midlands area.