UAE High Rollers To Bid For Car Plate
The plate AB11 DHB is poised to end up on a top-of-the-range motor in the UK as seven motoring enthusiasts battle it out for the illustrious plate.
A car registration plate bought for just Dhs2,300 in the UK looks set to sell for a record price - because it spells out Abu Dhabi.
An enterprising Brit who worked in the UAE motor trade for several years spotted the number on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website in the UK for £405.
Now he could be about to pocket at least Dhs1.5 million. The plate AB11 DHB is poised to end up on a top-of-the-range motor in the UK as seven high rollers from the UAE battle to outbid each other. A spokesman for Dubai-based MIK Legal Consulting, which is handling the private auction, told 7DAYS: “We are aware the GCC elite spend most of the summer in the UK and ship their big cars with them. Private UK plates are a big accessory to match.
“The original buyer took a very long time and did a lot of research into this. It was very clever. We contacted 50 people in Abu Dhabi we thought might be interested and seven of them are bidding. There are 14 days to go. I’m confident the price will break the UK record which is about £270,000 (Dhs1.5 million).”
The spokesman added:?“AB11 DHB is the only variation which can spell out Abu Dhabi, which makes it very much in demand.” The spokesman would not divulge who is bidding for the plate, but did say two of the wealthy would-be purchasers want to buy it as a gift for HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the owner of Manchester City Football Club.
He added: “Nobody is going to spend this kind of money and put it on an average car. It is going to end up on a top-of-the-range vehicle.”
But, while the sale will be a potential record for the UK, the figure is put in the shade by the amount of cash spent in the Emirates for prestigious private plates. The world’s most expensive number plate was sold in Abu Dhabi, the number ‘1’ was snapped up by an Abu Dhabi-based businessman for Dhs52.2 million in 2010.
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