Builder Amarjit Singh in Chandigarh paidRs.26 lakh just to buy the registration number 'CH-01-AP-0001' for his new Mercedes S-class car at the auction of car registration numbers
Chandigarh, Aug 9 For Rs.26 lakh, many people could have bought a high-end luxury sedan. But a builder in Chandigarh paid that amount just to buy the registration number 'CH-01-AP-0001' for his new Mercedes car at the auction of car registration numbers here Thursday.
Builder Amarjit Singh coughed up Rs.26.05 lakh (Rs.2,605,000) for the VIP number for his Rs.1 crore-plus Mercedes S-class.
This is the highest ever amount made by the registration and licencing authority (RLA) in Chandigarh from any auction of registration numbers for motor vehicles. The reserve price for the series was only Rs.25,000.
The previous highest bid was of Rs.17 lakh for the number 'CH-01-AN-0001' which was taken by agriculturist-businessman Jagjit Singh Chahal in June this year for his Rs.85 lakh Toyota Land Cruiser.
"This (Rs.26 lakh) is the highest ever auction amount for any number," an RLA official said here.
RLA officials said that another person, who had bought a Rolls Royce car, took the auction up to Rs.26 lakh but gave up after that.
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