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zaaboot Jan 2nd 2011 10:53 pm
Dubai car number plates
 
Hello All - What is the relevance of the starting letter of the car plates in Dubai? Whilst looking at cars, people who sell their car with an "A" plate mention it as if it is important and should be noted...is it?

cheers
Z

Blue Cat Jan 3rd 2011 2:44 am
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by zaaboot (Post 9073325)
Hello All - What is the relevance of the starting letter of the car plates in Dubai? Whilst looking at cars, people who sell their car with an "A" plate mention it as if it is important and should be noted...is it?

cheers
Z
no it shouldn't be noted. The letter prefix roughly relates to the year that the car was manufactured, however if a car is scrapped the number is thrown back into the system. At the moment cars are being registered on an L plate, ( I think, don't pay that much attention). I have a brand new one which however is on a K plate. I think people assume the A plate is more important as it is the beginning of the alphabet. Different when it comes to 4 number plates.

lionheart Jan 3rd 2011 3:43 am
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 9073521)
I think people assume the A plate is more important as it is the beginning of the alphabet.
That just about sums up Dubai for you.

zaaboot Jan 3rd 2011 12:02 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 9073569)
That just about sums up Dubai for you.
ha ha - thanks, I assumed it could be something as simple as lack of logic :rofl:

Cheers
Z

busybee2 Jan 3rd 2011 1:06 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
in dxb it doesnt make any difference with regard to the letters. although in ad it does. the old number plates were red, and most of the locals prefer these, the lower the number plate the more important the person too!

Millhouse Jan 3rd 2011 3:12 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 9074210)
in dxb it doesnt make any difference with regard to the letters. although in ad it does. the old number plates were red, and most of the locals prefer these, the lower the number plate the more important the person too!
There are no letters on AD plates...? I had a red one and a blue one. No letters.

Millhouse Jan 3rd 2011 3:15 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 9074210)
in dxb it doesnt make any difference with regard to the letters. although in ad it does. the old number plates were red, and most of the locals prefer these, the lower the number plate the more important the person too!
Buzzer - that isn't you posting is it?

I just spotted five separate instances of punctuation. Ok, all, but two, were in the wrong place (or the wrong type) but hey! who cares? It clearly shows you have found them on the keyboard!

busybee2 Jan 3rd 2011 5:58 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse (Post 9074390)
There are no letters on AD plates...? I had a red one and a blue one. No letters.
i didnt mean letters on ad plates, there are colours. the first one issued were red and then there are green which come from al ain and then there are also grey and blue. then they brought in the new plates which started with a red 5 and then a red 6 and then a red 10, now why did they miss out 7 8 and 9 etc, because they were going to reissue all old number plates with new ones, and then the blue one would have been the red 7 and so on but they havent done that as yet hence why they started at 5!. there were also plates in dxb with the burj hotel on them, and then they decided that they were all illegal, and you had no choice but to change them to ones with letters on. there endeth the history lesson.

busybee2 Jan 3rd 2011 5:59 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse (Post 9074390)
There are no letters on AD plates...? I had a red one and a blue one. No letters.
where did i say that in ad they had letters i didnt did i?????? i said COLOURS!:p

Millhouse Jan 3rd 2011 6:07 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 9074787)
where did i say that in ad they had letters i didnt did i?????? i said COLOURS!:p
in dxb it doesnt make any difference with regard to the letters. although in ad it does. the old number plates were red, and most of the locals prefer these, the lower the number plate the more important the person too!
here maybe? the importance of grammar...

zaaboot Jan 3rd 2011 9:19 pm
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 9074785)
i didnt mean letters on ad plates, there are colours. the first one issued were red and then there are green which come from al ain and then there are also grey and blue. then they brought in the new plates which started with a red 5 and then a red 6 and then a red 10, now why did they miss out 7 8 and 9 etc, because they were going to reissue all old number plates with new ones, and then the blue one would have been the red 7 and so on but they havent done that as yet hence why they started at 5!. there were also plates in dxb with the burj hotel on them, and then they decided that they were all illegal, and you had no choice but to change them to ones with letters on. there endeth the history lesson.

Nice one - thanks for that:thumbsup:

Blue Cat Jan 4th 2011 3:07 am
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 9074785)
i didnt mean letters on ad plates, there are colours. the first one issued were red and then there are green which come from al ain and then there are also grey and blue. then they brought in the new plates which started with a red 5 and then a red 6 and then a red 10, now why did they miss out 7 8 and 9 etc, because they were going to reissue all old number plates with new ones, and then the blue one would have been the red 7 and so on but they havent done that as yet hence why they started at 5!. there were also plates in dxb with the burj hotel on them, and then they decided that they were all illegal, and you had no choice but to change them to ones with letters on. there endeth the history lesson.
nope they ran out of numbers, nothing to do with them being illegal, there were too many cars on the road so they ditched the Burj logo :)

busybee2 Jan 4th 2011 4:26 am
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse (Post 9074800)
here maybe? the importance of grammar...
maybe but i did actually put in a full stop. which makes a change!!

busybee2 Jan 4th 2011 4:27 am
Re: Dubai car number plates
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 9075691)
nope they ran out of numbers, nothing to do with them being illegal, there were too many cars on the road so they ditched the Burj logo :)
no i heard different that they had the burj one and the older number plates but decided that anyone with a burj one had to go and get it changed.


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