RTA offers 320 number plates on online auction

dubai — The Roads and Transport Authority’s Licensing Agency is offering about 320 distinctive vehicle-licensing plates through its forthcoming 46th online auction. The list of numbers on offer includes plates bearing H,I, J, K, L, M,N, O, P, Q, R and S codes. The offering also includes motorcycle plates code 2. Registration for the auction will start on Sunday and the bidding will open at 8am on February 19, to continue for five days.

Sultan Al Marzooki, Director of Vehicles Licensing, RTA’s Licensing Agency, hailed the wide publicity of RTA’s auctions, be it open or online; and the positive competition between bidders. “Such intense participation is indicative of the importance of these auctions in bringing happiness and added satisfaction to our customers,” he said.

Al Marzooki noted that online auctions are important to a large segment of the community as they find the liberty of selecting their fancied numbers in a hasslefree environment. “This sort of auctions also contribute to the online service offering of the Vehicles Licensing Department under its annual plan aimed at improving the quality and standard of processing the public transaction,” he continued.

“The participation in the auction requires registration via one of several communication channels such as logging on to RTA’s website (www.rta.ae), or visiting any RTA’s Customer Happiness Centre in Dubai to seek assistance from staffs in completing the registration process. The potential bidder is required to pay Dh5,000 as a security deposit and Dh120 as a participation fee before the start of bidding, through a credit card, or a cheque made to the RTA. The security amounts will be refunded to bidders after the end of the auction. Conditions of the auction stipulate that the bidder must have a vehicle registered in Dubai or a driver licence issued from Dubai.