And the sales included an unknown Islander successfully bidding £50,000 for J001.
The amount is one of the highest paid for a three-digit plate, with J009 fetching £55,000 in 2016, J008 going for £50,000 during the same year and £45,000 being paid for J007 in 2015.
During Saturday’s event, held at Highlands College, one Islander also successfully bid £28,000 for J003. And it was not just three-digit plates that were in demand. JSY46 also received a significant level of interest, with bids reaching £12,100, while several four-digit plates sold for between £2,000 and £2,500.
Simon Drieu, principal of Simon Drieu & Co Ltd auctioneers, said that JSY number plates were becoming increasingly sought-after.
‘One observation that I did make during the auction was that we are seeing an increase in what JSY registration marks are achieving,’ he said.
‘Four-digit plates generally sold for the same sort of amount that we had achieved recently.
‘There were probably about 100 to 150 there, so it was really well attended. We had lots of good sales and there was very good interest.’
In 2013 an unnamed individual paid £65,000 for JSY1. And in Guernsey in 2015 an anonymous bidder paid £240,000 to secure the number 007. Money raised from Saturday’s auction – organised by the Infrastructure Department – will go towards funding a number of different initiatives, including the installation of bus shelters and improving pedestrian crossings and walkways.
