Top 5 most expensive license plates in the first week of 2024, a new record is set

Since January 2, there have been a series of beautiful license plates with surprisingly high prices at online auctions. A new record for auction prices was set when in just 6 days, 3 license plates appeared with prices far exceeding the most expensive license plate of 2023 (license plate 51K-888.88 priced at 15.265 billion VND).

License plate with five 6s: 88A-666.66 of Vinh Phuc, price 29.43 billion VND

Right at the opening auction on the first working day of the new year, January 2, 2024, the five-digit 6 license plate of Vinh Phuc, 88A-666.66, caused a stir when it was priced at up to 29.43 billion VND. This is the license plate with the highest bid since the second batch of numbers was auctioned from December 6, 2023. Previously, in the first batch, license plate 51K-888.88 of Ho Chi Minh City won a price of more than 32 billion VND in the first auction on September 15, 2023. However, the person who won this license plate withdrew the deposit. In the second auction on October 21, 2023, license plate 51K-888.88 was priced at less than half, reaching 15.265 billion VND and is currently mounted on a 20-year-old Toyota Crown.

Although the price of the 88A-666.66 license plate is unusually high, those who play with beautiful license plates believe that this is a worthy value. According to feng shui, the number 6 means "fortune" and prosperity. The number 6 is a double number from the number 3, and the number 3 itself, according to the license plate players, is a number that symbolizes happiness and leisure, so the number 6 has a double meaning. The five 6s combined with the first number 88 (Vinh Phuc) create a beautiful "Phat Loc" license plate, much more expensive than other five 6 license plates.

Previously, the 98A-666.66 license plate of Bac Giang won the bid of 3.075 billion VND in the auction on September 15, 2023 but was also abandoned by the player. At the re-auction on November 3, 2023, this five-of-a-kind 6 license plate won the bid of 3.045 billion VND.

License plate with five 8s: 14A-888.88 of Quang Ninh, price 21,855 billion VND

In the auction on the morning of January 4, the Quang Ninh license plate with five 8s 14A-888.88 also created a fever when the final closing price reached 21.855 billion VND. Although it was predicted that the price of this license plate would not be low, the figure of nearly 22 billion VND was still beyond the imagination of many people. This price is higher than the price of the most expensive license plate in 2023, 51K-888.88 of Ho Chi Minh City (15.265 billion VND in the second auction on October 21). Meanwhile, most beautiful license plates of Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi are usually more expensive than those of other provinces and cities.

Five-of-a-kind 8s are considered lucky numbers, bringing prosperity and wealth to the owner. In the Vietnamese market, there are many cars with five-of-a-kind license plates, but five-of-a-kind license plates are very rare, only a handful.

The owner of a luxury Mercedes GLC 200 after getting the license plate 61A-888.88 in January 2021 is currently selling the car for up to 7.8 billion VND; The owner of a Honda CR-V in Dong Nai got the license plate 60A-888.88. In early 2023, an owner in Thanh Hoa was also lucky enough to get the license plate 36A-888.88 for a Toyota Camry sedan.

Five-digit number 6 license plate: 30K-666.66 of Hanoi, closing price 19.58 billion

The third most expensive license plate in the auction last week was Hanoi's five-digit 6 license plate 30K-666.66. This license plate was put on the auction floor between 9:30 and 10:00 on January 6. After many rounds of bidding, this license plate was finalized at 19.58 billion VND. This is the second most expensive five-digit 6 license plate on the market today, after Vinh Phuc's 88A-666.66 license plate, and is also Hanoi's most expensive license plate.

Previously, Hanoi's license plates were often bid at very high prices. For example, the progressive license plate 30K-567.89 was priced at more than VND13 billion in the first auction on September 15, 2023, but the deposit was forfeited. The second auction was priced at more than VND16.5 billion on October 28, 2023. After that, this VIP license plate continued to be forfeited by the customer, and was auctioned again on December 6, 2023 and won at VND12.57 billion. The five-digit 5 license plate 30K-555.55 (Hanoi) was priced at VND14.12 billion on September 15, 2023, but the deposit was forfeited and was auctioned for the second time on November 4 with a winning price of VND14.495 billion. To date, this license plate has been registered on the Rolls-Royce Cullinan super luxury car.

Five-of-a-kind license plate 2: 51L-222.22 of Ho Chi Minh City, price 5.36 billion VND

Ranked 4th in the past week in terms of expensive price is the five-digit 2 license plate, 51L-222.22 of Ho Chi Minh City, which was priced at 5.36 billion VND on January 5. This price is significantly lower than the five-digit 2 license plate but is a "full 2" of Tuyen Quang province, 22A-222.22, which was priced at a high price of up to 12.19 billion VND in the auction on December 25, 2023.

With the same set of five 2s, the license plate numbers of other provinces and cities have lower prices, such as license plate 37K - 222.22 of Nghe An was priced at 1.3 billion VND in the second re-auction on November 2, 2023; license plate 15K - 222.22 of Hai Phong was priced at 850 million VND on December 19, 2023; license plate 90A-222.22 of Ha Nam was priced at 605 million VND on September 22, 2023; license plate 19C-222.22 of Phu Tho was priced at only 310 million VND on December 16, 2023...

According to Feng Shui, the number 2 means forever, everlasting, always sustainable and happy. That is the reason why most of the license plates with five 2s and four 2s are always sought after by the rich, willing to buy at high prices.

Four-number 8 license plate: 99A - 688.88 of Bac Ninh, price 3.45 billion VND

In the auction on January 2, the license plate 99A - 688.88 of Bac Ninh reached a high price of 3.45 billion VND. The license plate with the last 4 number 8 is classified as a four-of-a-kind license plate 8. This is a "lucky" license plate, a very popular set of numbers in the beautiful license plate market.

Compared to the plates with the same number set 688.88, plate 99A - 688.88 of Bac Ninh is currently the most expensive. Previously, plate 88A - 688.88 of Vinh Phuc was priced at 3.035 billion VND in the auction on December 26; plate 30K - 688.88 of Hanoi was priced at 2.405 billion VND in the auction on December 19; plate 20A - 688.88 of Thai Nguyen was priced at 1.2 billion VND in the auction on September 21; plate 47A - 688.88 of Dak Lak was priced at 705 million VND in the auction on December 26; truck plate 60C - 688.88 of Dong Nai was priced at 200 million VND in the auction on December 18.

According to statistics from the Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security), from September 15, 2023 to January 4, 2024, 9,955 license plates were auctioned, with the amount collected reaching more than VND 1,359 billion.

The Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) confirmed that the car license plate auction is open to anyone who is eligible to participate and pay a deposit. An individual can ask another person to bid on his/her behalf using his/her account, and each person is not limited to the number of license plates he/she wants to bid.

During the auction, customers have the right to choose a license plate from any province or city. After winning, that person can register the car license plate at their permanent or temporary residence or at the traffic police department of the province or city that issued the license plate.