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Vehicle owner shells out ₹25 lakh for fancy registration number in Hyderabad

The Khairatabad RTA office clocked a revenue of over ₹43 lakh during the auction for other fancy numbers on Monday.

Published May 21, 2024 | 7:55 PM ⚊ Updated May 21, 2024 | 8:17 PM

Vehicle owner shells out ₹25 lakh for fancy registration number in Hyderabad

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A car owner has paid ₹25.5 lakh to get a fancy registration number of ‘9999’ for his vehicle in a bidding held in Hyderabad, Telangana State Road Transport Authority officials said on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Joint Transport Commissioner C Ramesh said in the online auction for fancy registration numbers, ‘9999’ was taken for the highest bid amount wherein the car owner paid ₹25,50,002 for the number plate ‘TG-09 9999’ for his high-end vehicle, to the department.

As many as 11 people participated in the fancy number auction ‘9999’ held on Monday and the number fetched ₹25.5 lakh.

“So far, this is the highest bid amount for a fancy number, which is a record in Telangana,” the official told PTI.

Earlier in August last year, the ‘9999’ number had fetched ₹21.6 lakh.

The official further said anyone interested in the fancy number can reserve it by paying ₹50,000 and participate in the bidding if there are more bidders.

The Khairatabad Road Transport Authority (RTA) office clocked a revenue of over ₹43 lakh during the auction for other fancy numbers on Monday.

The Congress government in Telangana had in March this year changed the vehicle registration code to TG from TS.

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