Dubai car number plate ‘Q 22’ sold for Dh5 million at auction

RTA auction of 100 ‘fancy plates’ fetches over Dh36.5 million

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Many of the distinguished numbers represent important occasions, symbols, events and milestones in car owners’ lives
Many of the distinguished numbers represent important occasions, symbols, events and milestones in car owners’ lives
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Dubai: A car number plate auction in Dubai on Saturday raised over Dh36.5 million, with the highest value of Dh5 million paid for plate number Q 22.

The 108th Open Auction for Distinctive Vehicle Number Plates was held by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) at the Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City.

Meanwhile, Z 31 went for Dh2.820 million; V10000 was auctioned for Dh920,000; W500 for Dh840,000, and O66666 for Dh840,000.

RTA offered 100 “fancy plates” for bidding in the auction comprising of two, three, four and five-digits of categories K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-T-U-V-W-X-Z.

Many of the distinguished numbers represent important occasions, symbols, events and milestones in car owners’ lives.

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