How to apply for direct purchasing of an auction special plate number in Dubai?

This service enables you to purchase a special plate auction number from all available sales channels at all periods and times.

Eligibility Criteria

Individual customers, citizens and residents, who have a traffic file in Dubai are eligible to apply for this service.

Documents Required

• Emirates ID

• Traffic file.

How to apply for direct purchasing of an auction special plate number in Dubai?

Through Website

• The customer logs in using his username and password.

• The customer enters the number of the plate, its code and the credit card details, and applies for the service.

• The customer receives RTA's approval or rejection through SMS or email.

• The customer settles the required fees at the centre or by credit card through the website after receiving the approval.

• The customer receives the certificate electronically through e-mail.

Through Customer Happiness Centres or Vehicle Registration and Inspection Centres

• The customer submits the application at the centre.

• RTA studies the application after receiving it electronically.

• The customer receives RTA's approval or rejection through SMS or email.

• The customer settles the required fees at the centre after receiving the approval.

• The customer receives the certificate electronically through e-mail.

Fees Required

• 20 AED Knowledge and Innovation fees paid after completion of the transaction.

• Uncommitted customers: 5,000 AED security cheque to be settled when applying for the service over 3 consecutive payments (the customer gets the cheque back after paying the plate number fees).

Time Required

• Website: 7 to 10 working days

• Customer Happiness Centres and Vehicle Registration and Inspection Centres: 10 working days.

Validity

This service has no validity.

Terms and Conditions

• The customer cannot register the purchased number on a vehicle if his residence visa was issued in another emirate.

• If the customer loses the ownership certificate of the number and desires to register it on a vehicle, he does not have to submit the replacement certificate.

• If the customer does not have a traffic file in Dubai, he must meet one of the below conditions to open a file and proceed with the transaction:

  • The customer must have a tenancy agreement or must own a property in Dubai.

  • The customer must be an investor in Dubai.

  • The customer must be employed at a company that has a branch in Dubai.

  • The customer must own a special number before 2007.

• The customer must settle the fees of the number 10 working days after receiving the approval.

• If the customer does not settle the payment within the specified period, RTA confiscates the security cheque.

• If the price of the desired plate exceeds 35,000 AED, committed customers do not have to submit a security cheque.

• The customer submits a security cheque in case he failed to settle the price of the number the first time and was listed as an uncommitted customer.