Now buy special number plates online in Dubai

Dubai - The move is a part of the Smart City initiative

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the launch of a new service for inquiring about special plates that customers are interested in buying through RTA's website (www.rta.ae). The move, which is part of the Smart City initiative of the Dubai Government, replicates RTA's third strategic goal (People Happiness).
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Explaining the service, the Director of Vehicles Licensing of RTA's Agency Sultan Al Marzooki, said, "Offering the inquiry about special numbers service through RTA's website (www.rta.ae) is part of our commitment to support the Smart City initiative. The service is accessible via several means all online. Customers can fill the details required on the webpage and instantly buy the plate using a credit card, and a courier company would deliver the ownership certificate. The customer can also log on to the Licensing page to select the number and code fancied to know if it is available or otherwise."
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"Alternatively, the client can set a budget to know the numbers offered against that fixed amount. The customer can also search for plates in a specific number pattern, such as starting and ending with a specific number. This smart system can nominate personalized numbers for the client, who has a traffic file with RTA, corresponding to his or her date of birth, mobile number .etc. The customer can also screen numbers similar to the ones already owned but in other codes. It also enables the customer to retrieve old number retained in the traffic file or registered against a vehicle of the customer," explained Al Marzooki.
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"Some plates are offered for direct purchase through the system, and others are subject to an RTA's approval such as requesting a plate with a specific number in order to communicate the approval to the customer who has to complete the procedures of owning the plate. The service does not require a deposit unless the customer has had previously violated the rules of buying plates such as the failure to settle a financial obligation of owning a plate within the fixed time limit i.e. 10 days from the date of issuing approval.
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"RTA will spare no effort in streamlining the accessibility of special plates to customers to save their time and effort through adopting the best global standards of bringing happiness to people. Such goals rank high in RTA priorities, especially as special plates reflect a wish of a wide spectrum of community members in Dubai."
 

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