The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it will become mandatory for motorists owning number plates with A, B and C codes to upgrade to the new number plate design from July, 2018. RTA has decided to modernize the scope of its services and besides digitalizing many of its services for motorists, the initiative to upgrade number plates attributes to the long-term planning of RTA to standardize the number plate design in Dubai. All motorists in Dubai will have to upgrade their number plates and this process will be completed in different phases over the next three years. All types of number plates including owned, unowned and special number plates across all the codes will be subject to upgrade.
How the New Number Plates Look Like?
The design of new number plates is different to the existing design and motorists can choose from 4 different styles while upgrading their number plate.
Here are the four different styles that you can select from:
- Short number plates priced at AED 35 per plate. This type of plate will feature the number in the center, Dubai written at the top right corner and the code of the plate on the top left corner.
- Long number plates priced at AED 50 per plate will have the number dragged towards left, with Dubai written on the top right corner and the number plate code mentioned below it.
- Number plates with colored Dubai logo will be priced at AED 400 in both short and long design.
- There is also an option for luxurious number plates, which will be priced at AED 500.
The new design adds a touch of class and luxury to the number plates, which has been welcomed by number plate enthusiasts in Dubai.
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RTA’s Plan to Upgrade the Number Plates
The first of phase of upgrading the number plates will kick off from July, 2018 and number plates bearing A, B and C codes will be upgraded first. Motorists can get their number plates upgraded at any time before July or they can also follow the RTA’s announced schedule. The upgrading of number plates bearing D, E, F, G, H and I codes will begin in January 2019 while plates with J, K , L, M, N and O codes will be upgraded from January 2020. The number plates bearing codes from P to Z will be upgraded from January 2021.
Are you an owner of registered license plates? You can now switch to the new designed license plates at any of our trusted centers. Get all the details: https://t.co/dnzuS9UlAB pic.twitter.com/mFRBpTu32y
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) March 19, 2018
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How to Upgrade Your Number Plate in Dubai?
There is a simple procedure that you can follow to upgrade your number plate in Dubai. You need to visit the website of RTA, www.rta.ae, and follow a stepwise procedure to complete your request for upgrading the number plate.
Here is the step by step guide to upgrade your number plate in Dubai:
- Visit RTA website and log into your account. You will have to make a new user account if you are already not registered.
- Choose the option of upgrading your number plate and click on the “Apply Now” Button.
- You will be directed to a page where you will need to follow 5 steps to complete the process of upgrading your number plate. You will be required to accept the “Terms and Conditions” on this page, after which you will need to click on the “Apply for Service” button.
- You will be required to then fill out the details of the number plate to be upgraded.
- After providing these details, you will need to choose the number plate style.
- Once you have completed the above-mentioned steps, you will have to select one of the RTA centers from where you would like to receive your upgraded number plate.
- In the last step, you will be required to make the payment for the number plate through RTA’s website.
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Why has RTA upgraded the Number Plate Design?
The new number plates are easily readable, which is in line with the plans of RTA to improve the traffic monitoring standards through smart monitoring devices. According to Mattar Al Tayer, the Director General and Chairman of the RTA, the new design of the number plate is easy to read from a distance. This will certainly help in identifying vehicles involved in traffic violations through traffic radars and cameras, which is vital for penalizing the motorists at fault. According to an RTA official, the new design for the number plates has also been introduced to launch new double digit number plates as the RTA is running out of single codes because of a drastic rise in the number of vehicles registered in Dubai during last few years.
RTA has decided to complete the upgrading procedure for old number plates in three years in order to make this important transition smooth and efficient. This gives enough time to motorists as well to plan their number plate upgrade as per preference, however, motorists who own A, B and C codes will have to get their number plates upgraded from July as it has been made mandatory by RTA.
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