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Numberplate sold for $6.8million

A single-digit car registration plate was auctioned off for more than 6.8 million dollars

A single-digit car registration plate was auctioned off for more than 6.8 million dollars in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, beating the previous world record by more than 10 times.

The number plate "5" was bought for 25.2 million dirhams (6.86 million dollars, 5.07 million euros) in Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich capital of the UAE, WAM state news agency reported.

It said businessman Talal Khouri placed the highest bid in the first auction of its kind in the UAE, with the proceeds going to charitable projects for people with special needs.

The price beat a previous world record set last July in Yorkshire, northern England, where the numberplate "M1" was knocked down for 331,500 pounds or 657,160 dollars (486,140 euros) at current exchange rates.

World Most Expensive Private Numberplate!

In The Picture
Emirati Talal Khouri holds up the most expensive car number-plate in the world after purchasing the plate for 25.2 million dirhams (6.86 million US dollars, 5.07 million euros) at a special car number-plate auction at the Emirates palace hotel in Abu Dhabi.