World’s most expensive car number plates

Abu Dhabi dominates a global list of the most expensive car number plates ever sold.

Buyers from the UAE capital account for 37 of the top 50 most expensive plates ever sold. The 37 Abu Dhabi buyers listed in the rankings collectively spent AED222.9m ($60.6m), or an average of AED6 ($1.6m) for their car plates.

Here is the countdown to the top 20 plates ever sold.
 Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED3.2m ($871,174m)
Plate: 33
Buyer: Hong Kong
Cost: HKD7m ($900,977)
Plate: 19
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED3.35m ($912,010)
Bought: September 2010
Plate: 66
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED3.35m ($912,010)
Plate: 42
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED2.4m ($925,622)
Bought: June 2009
Plate: 88
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED4.2m ($1,143,416)
Plate: 2
Buyer: Hong Kong
Cost: HKD9.5m ($1,222,754)
Plate: 10
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED4.5m ($1,225,089)
Plate: 45
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED5m ($1,361,210)
Plate: 16
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED6m ($1,633,452)
Plate: 9
Buyer: Hong Kong
Cost: HKD13m ($1,673,243)
Bought: June 1994
Plate: 99
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)
Plate: 55
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)
Plate: 18
Buyer: Hong Kong
Cost: HKD16m ($2,059,376)
Bought: February 2008
Plate: 11
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED8m ($2,177,936)
Plate: 12
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED8.9m ($2,422,953)
Plate: 9
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED10m ($2,722,420)
Bought: September 2010
Plate: 7
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED16.5m ($4,491,993)
Bought: February 2010
Plate: 5
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED25.2m ($6,860,498)
Plate: 1
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED52.2m ($14,211,032)
Bought: February 2008

 

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