Council to sell rare number plate to raise funds
East Renfrewshire Council trainee Aiden Haddock has been getting the number plate ready for sale
Local politicians said they were facing "extremely difficult" financial issues, including an expected £30m budget gap over the next three years.One dealer told BBC Scotland it could go under the hammer for about £250,000.Richard Walker, managing director at Grand Plates in Darvel, East Ayrshire, said: "It's never going to go for less than £150,000 if it's auctioned, because it's been hidden away for so many years.
The prefix was used to indicate which local authority issued the registration mark. HS was used for Renfrewshire.Mr Walker said the plate's low character count and lone 0 figure made it attractive to potential buyers."Effectively, they call them a council reg, so it's never been in anyone else's hands," he said.
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