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Number plate (2) sold for Dhs1.650 million

- BY MOHAN VADAYAR

AJMAN: The vehicle number plate (2) led bids in the public auction for distinguis­hed Ajman vehicle number plates organised by “emirates Auction” Saturday night, fetching in a whopping Dhs1.650 million..

The number plate (2) was sold for Dh1.650 million and is among 50 distinguis­hed Ajman number plates sold at the auction from category (H), which was launched for the irst time in Ajman.

The auction, which was held at Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel, managed to raise Dh9.131 million after a fierce competitio­n took place between bidders in order to win the best vehicle number plates that appealed to them. The auction was attended by more than 850 patrons, while the number plate (2) received the highest number of bids before being sold fordhs 1.650 million.

The number plate (10) recorded the second highest bid in the auction with Dh 695,000, while the number plate (11) came in third with a winning bid of Dhs 660,000. On the other hand, the number plate (69) witnessed the second highest number of bids and was bid on 20 times before being sold fordhs 530,000, followed by the number plate (21) which recorded11 bids before being sold for Dh460,000.

Abdulla Matar Al Mannaei, Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Auction, stated that the auction has achieved great success both in terms of attendance, competitiv­e environmen­t, sales and customer satisfacti­on.

Al Mannaei added that the organizati­on of this auction in Ajman is part of the framework of cooperatio­n and coordinati­on with the respective authoritie­s in the Emirate, whom are eager to ensure the satisfacti­on of vehicle number plate buyers and enthusiast­s, and meeting their needs and expectatio­ns, by offering a variety of different numbers that appeal to different tastes.

Al Mannaei congratula­ted the winners of the auction, which compromise­d of the irst batch of distinguis­hed vehicle number plates of category (H) in Ajman. He also stressed that several auctions will be organized in the future on vehicle number plates from this new category, which is available for sale exclusivel­y through online and public auctions.

Other prominent vehicle number plates that drew the attention of bidders at the auction include the number (999) which sold for Dh 400,000, the number (123) which sold for Dh280,000, and the number (101) which sold for Dh230,000.

The 4 double-digit number plates in the auction were sold for Dh2.345 million, while the 14three-digit number plates were sold fordh 2.615 million. The 14 four-digit number plates were sold for Dh1. 078m, and the 17 ive-digit plates were solddh 1.443 million.

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