Once again the sale of exclusive number plates has reached new levels of prestige and with this a high price has been made. Seven people from the UAE now own the seven most expensive number plates in the world.
In the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi a recent sale of exclusive number plates, all having seven, five and two digits raised money for local charities.
Even a number plate from Hong Kong which carries the number “18” was purchased by an Abu Dhabi resident for $16 million Hong Kong dollars; this has become the eighth most expensive number plate in the world.
But it was the auction in Abu Dhabi over the weekend which saw the number plate with number “9” on sold for Dh 15.4 (£2.1) million this price makes the number plate the third most expensive number plate in the world today.
Lt. Col. Abdul Rahman M. Ali Al Kamali, Director of Administration of Privatisation and Financial Investments, Ministry of Interior, said, "Last two auctions proved that our people are genuinely interested in charity,"
"An Emirati businessman in Abu Dhabi, who did not want to be named, purchased number plate 9,"
Source [Gulf News]
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