Another UAE Number Plate Makes Record Price At Auction

Number plate R 111 was the biggest attraction at the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) 96th licensing open plates auction held on Saturday, bagging Dh2.65 million.
The popular auction that generated a revenue of Dh24.8 million had 80 unique number plates up for grabs.
Ahmad Behroozian, CEO of RTA’s Licensing Agency, said that the Dh24.8 million revenue raised from the auction reflects the remarkable popularity of the event.
Other big catches at the auction were F-999 that went for Dh1.06 million, while M-7777 and N-1000 bagged Dh800,000 each.
“The auctions organised by the RTA are characterised by transparency and enthusiasm. They measure up to the aspirations of customers who seek exclusivity in this regard. Such auctions suffice the needs and aspirations of number plate enthusiasts,” said Behroozian.

Last October, Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani created history when he bought the number plate D-5 for Dh33 million, which remains the most expensive number plate in Dubai.
However, in December another single digit number Q-2 was up for grabs, which surprisingly found no buyer.
The last in the series of single digit plates, the plate was offered at a base price of Dh33 million.
RTA’s open number plates auctions draws huge crowds, mostly from enthusiastic young Emiratis as well as seasoned collectors, generating huge revenue for the authority.

So what are the top selling number plates in the UK? The DVLA has been selling private plates to UK motorists since 1989. During this time, there have been a number of records set, but most of the top 10 have been bought in the past 15 years. Here’s what currently makes the list:

25 0 – A Ferrari dealer bought this for £518k in 2014. It is now on a £10 million Ferrari 250 SWB.
F 1 – A businessman, Afzal Khan, bought this for £440k in 2008 and put it on his McLaren-Mercedes SLR.
S 1 – This was bought in 2008 for £404k by an anonymous buyer.
1 D – Businessman Nabil Bishara bought this plate in 2009 (before One Direction was formed, so it is not a reference to the band) for £352k.
M 1 – Businessman Mike McCoomb bought this number plate in 2006 for £331k, apparently for his son, who was 10 at the time.
VIP 1 – Chelsea owner and businessman Roman Abramovich bought this plate for £285k in 2006.
51 NGH – This number plate, which looks like the surname Singh, was sold in 2006 for £254k.
1 RH – Businessman Robert Haverson bought this in 2006 for £247k.
K1 NGS – This reg plate, which looks like the word “kings”, was bought anonymously in 1993 for £231k.
1 0 – This very simple but striking number plate was bought anonymously in 2009 for £170k.

These are large amounts of money, but they are all small compared to the top-selling number plates found in other parts of the world. Abu Dhabi, in the UAE, has the record for the most expensive number plate ever sold. That number plate was a simple “1”. It was bought in 2008 by businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri for £7.25 million.

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