“Best Investment I Ever Made” : Kahn’s ‘F1’ Number Plate He Bought For £440k In 2008 Now Worth $15m

“Best Investment I Ever Made” : Kahn’s ‘F1 number plate’ he bought for £440k In 2008 now worth $15m.

Kahn, who purchased it in 2008, rejected £6 million and £10 million bid for the plate in 2013 and 2018 respectively.

The sought-after number plate currently sits on his red carbon Bugatti Veyron Super Sport – one of only three in the world.

Afzal Kahn, a self-made millionaire and founder of luxury car tuner, Kahn Design and the Chelsea Truck Company, has revealed that a ‘F1’ number plate he purchased 17 years ago for £440,000 is the best investment he ever made.

“The best investment I ever made!,” the Formula One fan said of his F1 plate (which may cost up to £15 million to day) in a post shared on his Instagram page in February 2025.

One of the world’s most desirable and sought-after number plates, the F1 registration number plate currently sits on his red carbon Bugatti Veyron Super Sport – one of only three in the world.

Originally owned by Essex County Council, the 122 year old plate was bought by Kahn for a record-breaking £440,625 in 2008 – setting a UK record for the most expensive plate sold at auction.

In 2013, Kahn turned down a £6 million offer for his favourite plate, saying “i wouldn’t sell it for ten million” and in 2018, a £10 million offer was again declined – which is a profit of nearly 23 times his initial investment.

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“It’s on my Bugatti Veyron, and whenever I check my Instagram page, I am tagged into countless images of the blue (now red) carbon Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, so it’s great in terms of connecting with people.”

His collection of unique number plates – over sixty – which are part of his customisation services currently awaits the perfect owner, includes the “4 HRH”, “1 CEO”, “51 UNT” and “NO 4”.

“I love short numbers, I think they make the car look good. “You could put a short plate on a rubbish car and it makes it look so much better,” when asked about why he loves number plates.

“It’s the cleanliness, it’s the simplicity. I’m in the industry of designing cars and helping people look like heroes on the road. The number completes it.”

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