{"id":1028,"date":"2010-12-13T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2010-12-13T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T10:00:11","slug":"worlds-most-expensive-number-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/13\/worlds-most-expensive-number-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds Most Expensive Number Plates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Abu Dhabi dominates a global list of the most expensive car number plates ever sold, according to a list compiled by Regtransfers website, the UK\u2019s largest independent dealer in personalised number plates.<\/p>\n<p>Buyers from the UAE capital account for 37 of the top 50 most expensive plates ever sold. The 37 Abu Dhabi buyers listed in the rankings collectively spent AED222.9m ($60.6m), or an average of AED6 ($1.6m) for their car plates.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the countdown to the top 20 plates ever sold.<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 24<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED3.2m ($871,174m)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 33<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>Cost: HKD7m ($900,977)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 19<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED3.35m ($912,010)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: September 2010<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 66<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED3.35m ($912m010)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 42<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED2.4m ($925,622)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: June 2009<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 88<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED4.2m ($1,143,416)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 2<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>Cost: HKD9.5m ($1,222,754)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 10<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED4.5m ($1,225,089)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 45<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED5m ($1,361,210)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 16<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED6m ($1,633,452)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 9<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>Cost: HKD13m ($1,673,243)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: June 1994<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 99<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 55<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 18<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>Cost: HKD16m ($2,059,376)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: February 2008<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 11<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED8m ($2,177,936)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 12<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED8.9m ($2,422,953)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 9<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED10m ($2,722,420)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: September 2010<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 7<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED16.5m ($4,491,993)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: February 2010<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 5<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED25.2m ($6,860,498)<\/p>\n<p>Plate: 1<\/p>\n<p>Buyer: Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>Cost: AED52.2m ($14,211,032)<\/p>\n<p>Bought: February 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi dominates a global list of the most expensive car number plates ever sold, according to a list compiled by Regtransfers website, the UK\u2019s largest independent dealer in personalised number plates. 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