Car license plates may seem like a trivial thing, but for some people, having a unique and rare car license plate can be an important status symbol.
This is proven as reported by Bloomberg, Monday, April 10 with the sale of the world’s most expensive car license plate for 15 million US dollars or around Rp222 billion at an auction based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The identity of the winner of this auction was not disclosed.
The number plates sold were single-digit “P 7”. And it is not the first time that the number ‘7’ is in great demand as a license plate as it is considered to bring good luck in many cultures around the world.
Back in 2016, the number plate ‘7’ was also sold for 2.96 million pounds in the United Arab Emirates after previously being sold for 3 million pounds in 2010.
The top nine most expensive plates in the world all come from the UAE. The previous record holder was the number plate ‘1’ paid by local businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri for 7.2 million pounds in 2008. Such plates are installed on cars such as Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Mercedes G-Wagen.
The UAE has a habit of auctioning off luxury items used by the super-rich for charity. And according to the auction house, the proceeds from the sale of the plates will be donated to the global food assistance initiative of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.