Proceeds of RTA 78th Open Plates Auction hit Dh 25.895 million
The 78th Number Plates Auction recently held by the Licensing Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai Police Officers’ Club has been well received by various community members as it included eye-catching two, three, four and five-digit licensing numbers for private vehicles; which pushed up the overall proceeds of the Auction to as much as Dh25.895 million dirham.
"About 120 distinguished numbers were put on sale and around 120 participants of various ages and segments took part in the Auction," said Mohammed Abdul Kareem Nimaat, Director of Vehicles Licensing, RTA Licensing Agency.
"The plate {L 16} was the sale’s topper fetching 1.9 million dirham, followed by the plate {N 70} selling for 1.64 million dirham, and the plate {L 1111}; which brought back 890 thousand dirham. The plate {L 55555} was exchanged for 1.13 million dirham, whereas the plate {L 7860} was sold for 63 thousand dirham.
The Auction saw constructive competition between participants who showed great amount of zeal & interaction, knowing that it was the closing Auction for 2012, he noted. The Auction also proved to be diverse and comprehensive, encompassing a sundry of licensing plates for private vehicles, he added. "The Licensing Agency is always seeking to run such auctions, be it open or online, in order to meet the aspirations of the public in buying distinguished numbers through the means that suit them in a highly transparent selecting & buying platform," said Nimaat in a closing remark.
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Jan 11, 2013
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