RTA’s open auction for premium number plates nets Dhs49.7m; see plates that fetched the most

Proceeds of the 113th Open Auction for Distinctive Vehicle Number Plates of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), held on September 2, amounted to Dhs49.789m.

This figure marks an increase of 30 per cent compared to the first open auction that took place this year which raised Dhs38.21m.

Plate (AA 70) was the most expensive auctioned at Dhs3.82m, followed by Plate (X 7777) for Dhs3.80m, ahead of Plate (Z 43) which was sold for Dhs2.85m. Then comes Plate (Y 96) which brought back Dhs2.66m, and Plate (S 888) sold for Dhs2.3m.

Highlights of the premium plates auction

RTA offered 90 premium plates at the auction comprising two, three, four and five-digits bearing (AA-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z) codes.

The proceeds of the 113th Open Auction for Distinctive Vehicle Number Plates of Dubai’s #RTA, held at the InternContinental Dubai Festival City Hotel on Saturday, September 2, amounted to AED 49.789 million.https://t.co/Y3N4fMsWKb pic.twitter.com/hg2L3jfoEV

— RTA (@rta_dubai) September 4, 2023

By offering distinctive licensing plates at open or online auctions, RTA seeks to provide a neutral and transparent platform that bidders can avail of.