Get your hands on a unique number plate

dubai — Here’s your chance to own a fancy car number plate before the year ends: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is offering 10 car plates bearing the dual code AA during its 97th open auction on Saturday at Westin Hotel, Al Habtoor City.

The 10 numbers on offer comprise double, triple, quadruple and penta-digit plates 10, 12, 50, 100, 333, 786, 1000, 8888, 11111, and 55555.

Sultan Al Marzooki, director of vehicles licensing at the RTA licensing agency, said: “This auction differs from previous auctions in the exclusivity of numbers offered. The bidder who obtains one or more of these numbers will enjoy the privilege of having these numbers removed from offering in RTA auctions till the end of next year.

Registration for the auction can be made on the same day of the sale, from 2pm to 5pm at the venue. Participation in the auction requires the potential bidder to have a traffic file in Dubai. An amount of Dh120 has to be paid as subscription fee.

Potential bidders can pay deposits and subscription fees by credit cards through the RTA website (www.rta.ae). A dedicated team at RTA’s call centre (8009090) will be able to answer any further inquiries.

Meanwhile, the RTA also unveiled a new design for number plates. 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.

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