UAE Number Plate News & Guides

Price Guides

How to Read Any UAE Number Plate in 30 Seconds: The Complete Visual Decoder

The complete UAE plate decoder. What plate colours mean (white, yellow, green, blue, red, black). How to tell which emirate a plate is from. Dubai A-Z code...

Apr 3, 2026 • 14 min read •Dubai

Price Guides

What Happens to Your Number Plate When You Sell Your Car in the UAE?

Selling your car in Dubai? Your plate might be worth more than the car. Three scenarios: sell together (lose money), retain the plate (AED 120), or sell se...

Apr 2, 2026 • 15 min read •Dubai Classic

Emirate Guides

Sharjah Number Plates: The Complete 2026 Guide to Codes, Prices, Transfers, and Why the Third Emirate Is the Market’s Best-Kept Secret

Sharjah plates: codes 1-4, pricing from AED 1,500 to AED 500K+, new 2025 plate design, Shamil transfers, Sharjah vs Dubai comparison. The third emirate’s m...

Apr 2, 2026 • 14 min read •Sharjah

Emirate Guides

Abu Dhabi Number Plates: The Complete 2026 Guide to Categories, Buying, Selling, Transferring, and Investing in the Plate Market

The definitive Abu Dhabi plate guide. Categories 1–50 explained. TAMM platform. September 2025 DMT ownership decision. How to buy, sell, and transfer. Pric...

Apr 1, 2026 • 16 min read •Abu Dhabi

Price Guides

Dubai Number Plate Price Check: What Every Code, Digit Count, and Pattern Actually Costs in 2026

Dubai plate number price check for 2026. 5-digit (AED 3K–15K), 4-digit (AED 5K–200K), 3-digit (AED 15K–500K+), 2-digit (AED 1M–40M+), single-digit (AED 10M...

Mar 31, 2026 • 12 min read •Dubai

Price Guides

How to Check Your Number Plate Value Online in Dubai and the UAE

Check your UAE number plate value online in 60 seconds. Free plate number price checker for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and all 7 emirates. 100,000+ data po...

Mar 31, 2026 • 14 min read •Dubai

Investment

Number Plates vs Gold vs Real Estate: Which Alternative Asset Actually Performs in the UAE?

Data-driven: UAE plates vs gold vs Dubai real estate across 5 dimensions. Gold up ~196% since 2020. Real estate up ~85%. Premium plates up 80–200%+. Only o...

Mar 30, 2026 • 18 min read •Abu Dhabi

Price Guides

10 Expensive Mistakes First-Time Plate Buyers Make in the UAE

The 10 mistakes that cost first-time plate buyers thousands of dirhams. Code tier blindness, deposit scams, auction fever, holding cost traps, and 7 more....

Mar 30, 2026 • 14 min read •Dubai

Platform Guides

RTA Auction vs Secondary Market: Where Should You Actually Buy Your Number Plate?

Head-to-head: RTA auction (5% VAT, AED 5K–25K deposit, 90–350 plates) vs secondary marketplace (0% VAT, 100K+ plates, legacy codes A–D). Eight dimensions....

Mar 26, 2026 • 15 min read •Dubai

Transfer Guides

Cross-Emirate Plate Transfer: How to Move Your Number Plate Between Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Every Other Emirate

The definitive guide to moving your UAE number plate between emirates. Three paths: keep your plate (dual traffic file at AED 200), re-register in the new...

Mar 26, 2026 • 11 min read •Abu Dhabi

Price Guides

How UAE Number Plates Compare to the World’s Most Expensive Plate Markets: Dubai vs London vs Hong Kong

The global plate market comparison. UAE (P 7 at AED 55M, Guinness Record), UK (JB 1 at £608K, DVLA since 1989), Hong Kong (W at HK$26M, non-transferable)....

Mar 25, 2026 • 10 min read •Dubai

Investment

Number Plates as Gifts in the UAE: Gift Number Plates For Birthdays, Weddings, Graduations, and Every Milestone Worth Remembering

The complete guide to gifting a UAE number plate. Five occasions, five budgets (AED 300 to AED 100K+). RTA’s Memorable Moments V-code plates at AED 1,670....

Mar 25, 2026 • 12 min read •Dubai