UAE Number Plate News & Guides

Transfer Guides

What Happens to Your Number Plate if Your Car is Totalled? The UAE Insurance Guide Nobody Writes

Your car is insured on market value. Your plate is treated as a registration artefact. In a total-loss scenario, the gap between those two things becomes y...

9 April 2026 • 23 min read •Dubai

Transfer Guides

What Happens to a Number Plate When the Owner Dies: The UAE Inheritance Guide for Heirs and Current Owners

UAE plate worth AED 200,000 or AED 5 million. Owner dies. What happens next. The 2023 reform that changed inheritance for non-Muslims. The court certificat...

8 April 2026 • 22 min read •Dubai

Emirate Guides

Dubai Classic Number Plates: The Collector’s Guide to the UAE’s Rarest Plate Category

Dubai Classic plates are the only category in the UAE with permanently shrinking supply. No new plates issued. The 30-year vehicle rule. The September 2020...

7 April 2026 • 15 min read •Dubai Classic

Emirate Guides

RAK Number Plates: The Complete 2026 Guide to Codes, Prices, Transfers, and the Wynn Al Marjan Island Effect

RAK plates from AED 300. Letter codes A-Z. RAK Police transfers. The cheapest entry into the UAE plate market. With Wynn Al Marjan Island ($3.9B, opening 2...

7 April 2026 • 12 min read •Ras Al Khaimah

Price Guides

How Much Does It Cost to Own a Number Plate in the UAE? The Complete Annual Cost Breakdown

The full cost of owning a UAE plate: AED 120 one-time transfer, AED 0 recurring fees if held without a car, AED 350/year if registered on a vehicle. No cap...

6 April 2026 • 13 min read •Dubai

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...

3 April 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...

2 April 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...

2 April 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...

1 April 2026 • 19 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...

31 March 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...

31 March 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...

30 March 2026 • 18 min read •Abu Dhabi