Dubai: Existing vehicle number plates in Dubai will be replaced by new plates bearing a change in design from February next year, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday.
Featuring the Dubai brand in colour or black and white, the new plates will have simpler design, making it easy to read even from a distance.
“The new design of vehicle number plates is clear and easy to read from a distance. It is composed of three elements: the word Dubai (Brand), Number and Code,” said Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
He added that the authority would start replacing the existing plates of light vehicles by the newly designed plates from February 2018.
“The replacement will be gradual and in lots according to a time chart to be announced soon. Clients interested in the (Regular) Plate bearing Dubai Brand in black colour would have their vehicle plates replaced at a cost of Dh35 for short plates and Dh50 for long plates. Others opting for the coloured Dubai Brand plate need to pay a fee of Dh400,” said Al Tayer.
The RTA also unveiled new two-code plates which will be on offer in an auction on December 9.
The package of plates on offer includes 10 distinctive single-, dual-, triple-, quadruple- and five-digit plates of Code AA namely: 7, 10, 12, 100, 333, 786, 1000, 8888, 77777 and 55555.
Al Tayer said that the dual code plates will be released only through Open Auctions.
“This new initiative underlines RTA’s keenness to satisfy the needs of customers aspiring to own distinctive number plates, especially as the stock of single-code distinctive plates is about to be exhausted,” said Al Tayer.
