Motoring enthusiasts spend millions of dirhams to buy classic, rare, exotic and luxury, but lately, a trend has started in the Middle East – number plates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a bid to raise money for developmental projects, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) arranged an event yesterday at JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, where they auctioned 80 number plates. The highlight of the event was the Dubai plate D5, which sold for a whopping Dhs 33 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To put that into perspective, that\u2019s the same amount you could use to buy the world\u2019s most expensive car Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surprisingly, you would still have surplus to buy W Motor\u2019s Lykan HyperSport. The winning bidder was Balvinder Sahni, an Indian businessman who wants to attach it to his black Rolls-Royce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Dubai number plates which sold for millions of dirhams include P 27 (sold for Dhs 2.14 million) and Q 77 (auctioned for Dhs 4.52 million).
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