If you're an Abu Dhabi resident, how do you fancy hitting the road with number 7 on your car number plate? Or maybe you'd prefer two or three digit numbers like a triple three or a triple seven?
Whatever your preference, some of these fancy number plates go under the hammer at an auction to be held at 4pm at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
In 2008, Number 1 got picked up for a whopping $14 million, making it the worlds most expensive registration. Number 5 went to an Abu Dhabi businessman for $9 million which is the second-largest sum ever paid for a number plate.
Will 7 beat the world record? That all depends on how badly the bidder wants it.
The auction is being organised by the Abu Dhabi Police in collaboration with the Emirates Auctions Company. The proceeds of the auction, sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, will go to charity and humanitarian projects.
Participants wil be able to bid for their favourite number plates and contribute to social institutions, said Brigadier Salem Ali Al Shamsi, Director of Privatization and Resources Development Department at the Abu Dhabi Police.
A variety of customised registrations, including the 37 distinguished numbers of the sixth category, prominent being number 7, will be issued for bidding, he said.
Three digit numbers include 333, 700 and 105, while the four digits include 7,777 and 10,000, Shamsi said.
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