Man 'became millionaire' after buying £120 number plate that started 'side hustle'
dailyrecord.co.ukA man claims he became a multi-millionaire after buying a £120 number plate that started a 'side hustle'. Rod Shields bought his first plate with the registration 4VBF in the 80s for just £120 - and resold it for £3,000.The 60-year-old said the money gave him the finances to put down a 25 per cent deposit on a three-bedroom house, which then kicked off his career as a property developer.
Alongside his main job, the entrepreneur now runs another business selling custom number plates for corporate clients.Rod's best-selling plate, BE57APP, sold for even more.
He explained: "I now own a multi-million-pound property portfolio now and it's all bought on that one plate. I always put it down to that one plate purchase - it gave me the push to do it.
I always knew there were opportunities out there, don't listen to the naysayers."Rod, from Birmingham, said he "discovered number plates" from browsing Sunday newspapers in the 1980s, which he read because of his love of cars and interest in property, reports the Express.
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