Someone out there loves Oasis enough to shell out more than £56,000 ($112,000 AUD) just to prove it every time they park.
At a recent DVLA auction, a mystery buyer snapped up the registration plate ‘OAS 1S’ for a massive £56,040 plus VAT. The timing is no coincidence. Oasis are currently halfway through their UK reunion tour, with three massive nights at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium locked in for August 8, 9 and 12.
The plate, which started bidding at £500 ($1000 AUD), was tipped to sell big, but few expected it to crack the £50,000 mark ($100,000 AUD). Plate collector Neal Bircher had predicted it might go to one of the Gallaghers themselves, a band associate, or a fan with deep pockets. Either way, the tour and the hype around the reunion clearly played a part in pushing the price up.
Bircher wasn’t wrong. Back in 1998, Oasis guitarist Bonehead paid £20,000 ($40,000 AUD) for the plate ‘OA15S’, so the band already has form when it comes to personalised regos.
While the new owner has kept quiet, there’s no doubt they’ve secured one of the most obvious bragging rights of the tour season. It is not just a tribute to one of the most iconic British bands of all time, it’s also a flex. And a permanent one at that.
Carl Hanley, who runs JDM Plates, says this kind of sale is part of a broader trend. Personalised plates are not just for show-offs anymore, they have become a way to express identity and taste without wrecking the car’s warranty. Some are just for laughs, others are pure fandom. In this case, it’s literally both.
With new plates released every eight weeks and prices starting as low as £70, not every purchase needs to break the bank. But if you want to drive around looking like you’re part of the Gallagher inner circle, it is going to cost you.
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