Often, owners of big and luxury vehicles take his number as a VIP. Many times you might have seen a vehicle’s number like this: 0000 or 1000. The car owner also spends a lot of money on this, because such VIP numbers are auctioned online and their price runs into lakhs. Now Haryana has made a national record in purchasing VIP numbers.

Haryana has created a new history in the auction of VIP vehicle numbers in the country. Registration number HR88B8888 fetched a price of Rs 1.17 crore in the new online auction held in the state, making it the most expensive car registration number ever sold in India.

The online bidding held on Wednesday for this number of Kundli RTO series of Sonipat district was very exciting. In the auction that continued throughout the day, the bid kept increasing and by afternoon it had crossed Rs 88 lakh, after which by the evening it broke the record and stopped at Rs 1.17 crore.

Why is HR88B8888 so special?

According to officials, the specialty of this number lies in its rare and attractive pattern. It consists of eight consecutive ‘8’s and the letter ‘B’ also looks like an ‘8’, giving a sequence of 8’s across the entire plate. In numerology, many people consider 8 to be very auspicious and powerful, that is why luxury car owners do not lag behind in spending lakhs and sometimes even crores of rupees to get such unique numbers.

Record participation in auction

The number of applicants in this week’s auction was many times more than usual, which shows the enthusiasm of the people regarding this number. The base price of HR88 series numbers was fixed at Rs 50,000, but for the first time the price of a number reached crores. Online auction of fancy numbers takes place every week in Haryana. Registration starts on Friday, followed by bidding at the beginning of the week and the final results are announced on Wednesday.

After the auction ends, the successful bidder has to deposit the entire amount within 5 days and officially block the number. Once the payment is completed, the number HR88B8888 will be allotted to the vehicle registered at Kundli RTO.