Most expensive licence plates - in pictures

  • AA8 came close to breaking the world record when it sold for Dh35 million. Photo: RTA
    AA8 came close to breaking the world record when it sold for Dh35 million. Photo: RTA
  • V66 sold for Dh4 million. Photo: RTA
    V66 sold for Dh4 million. Photo: RTA
  • Saeed Khoury, right, poses with the most expensive car number plate after he won it in an auction in Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2008. AFP
    Saeed Khoury, right, poses with the most expensive car number plate after he won it in an auction in Abu Dhabi on February 16, 2008. AFP
  • Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority said the Q 22 number plate fetched Dh5million at its 108th Open Auction in December. Photo: Wam
    Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority said the Q 22 number plate fetched Dh5million at its 108th Open Auction in December. Photo: Wam
  • Charity auctions for number plates attract many interested bidders. Courtesy RTA
    Charity auctions for number plates attract many interested bidders. Courtesy RTA
  • Dubai-based Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani, centre, looks on during an auction in Dubai on October 8, 2016. He paid Dh33m for a Dubai licence plate bearing the number 5. AFP
    Dubai-based Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani, centre, looks on during an auction in Dubai on October 8, 2016. He paid Dh33m for a Dubai licence plate bearing the number 5. AFP