No.10 number plate auctioned off for Dh10m in UAE

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No.10 number plate auctioned off for Dh10m in UAE

Abu Dhabi - The online auction was conducted by Emirates Auction in association with Abu Dhabi Police.

By Curated by Yousuf Saifuddin Kapadia

Published: Sun 5 Mar 2017, 4:33 PM

Last updated: Thu 23 Mar 2017, 7:08 AM

Multimillion exclusive vehicle number plates and mobile numbers seem to have become the new norm in the UAE, after another number plate was auctioned off for millions in Abu Dhabi.
In a recent online auction, a No.10 number plate was coincidentally also auctioned off for the same figure - Dh10 million.
Conducted by popular auction website, Emirates auction, in association with Abu Dhabi Police - the number plate was sold on March 3 after confirming the winning bid.
The identity of the buyer has not yet been revealed.
According to Emirates Auction's Instagram post, starting at Dh1,000 - 511 bids were made for the exclusive number plate. The winning bid of Dh10,001,000 was confirmed at 11:19pm on March 3.

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Here are the other exclusive number plates that were up for grabs:

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Earlier this year, Dubai-based businessman Balwinder Sahni made headlines last year for buying the famous D5 Dubai number plate for Dh33 million, and also recently forked out more than Dh4.5 million for an exclusive Du mobile number.
Last year Sahni came under some fire online after several people took to social media and questioned why he would pay so much for a number plate, but with all the money going to charity from this latest auction, he said he will continue to give back to Dubai and it's community however he can.
"The Vice President Du, Mr Ahmed Aburahima called me and told me that all the money collected from this Auction will be going to charity as this is a semi-government company."
yousufk@khaleejtimes.com
(With inputs from Staff Reporter)