Dubai number plate ‘AA 13’ nets Dhs4.42m in auction

The Dubai plate number ‘AA 13’ was sold for a massive Dhs4.42m at the 110th open auction held for distinctive vehicle number plates.

The sale topper was Plate (AA 13), which was exchanged for AED4.42 million, followed by Plate (U 70) which was sold for AED3 million. Plate (Z 1000) brought back AED2.21 million, and Plate (V 99999) fetched AED1.26 million.

— RTA (@rta_dubai) September 18, 2022

Plate number ‘U 70’ witnessed the second highest winning bid, raking in Dhs3m, while Plate ‘Z 1000’ roped in Dhs2.21m, and Plate ‘V 99999’ fetched Dhs1.26m.

The auction was conducted by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) at Grand Hyatt Dubai Hotel on September 17. Proceeds from the auction totalled Dhs37.328m.

The proceeds of the 110th Open Auction for Distinctive Vehicle Number Plates held by #RTA held at Grand Hyatt #Dubai Hotel on Saturday 17th September amounted to AED37.328 million. https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/NbZjRv56vY

— RTA (@rta_dubai) September 18, 2022

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

RTA seeks to provide a transparent platform by offering distinctive number plates at open or online auctions, official news agency WAM reported.

In 2020, number plate V 12, auctioned for a whopping Dhs7m.

Read: Video: Prized number plate, V 12, auctioned for Dhs7m in Dubai