- Drivers in Dubai can buy the number plates they want through the RTA website from 31st May, 2017
- Drivers can check out both available and unavailable numbers as well as those that are likely to be available in the future
- Simply log onto RTA’s website (www.rta.ae) and click on ‘Inquiring about Distinctive Number Plates’ to know about the available numbers and buy them online
- The RTA system enables enquiring about numbers in four different ways: by code, by number of digits, by entering the numbers required, or by the price
- RTA is the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai, the entity which handles all matters relevant to the commute and transport system in the city
- Dubai vehicle number plates are white in colour, and are denoted by a number between A and Z, followed by a maximum of five digits
- Vehicle number plates are often auctioned live and online by RTA and websites like Dubizzle, especially special number plates
- The most expensive number plate auctioned in Dubai was a special plate with ‘D5’ on it, for a whopping amount of AED 33 million
- The number plate of the cars of Dubai’s royalty is inscribed with the digit 1, which cannot be auctioned or used by vehicles belonging to anyone else
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