Hyderabad firm pays Rs 19 lakh for fancy car registeration number 9999'
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure won registartion number '0009' (TS 09 EQ 0009) with a bid of Rs 6 lakh.
Hyderabad: A city-based company on Thursday bid Rs 9 lakh for the fancy car registeration number 9999. Khairatabad Road Transport Authority (RTA) officials said textile manufacturer Excel Cotton Company Private Limited bid for the number (TS 09 EP 9999) for a BMW car costing Rs 41.82 lakh.
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure won registartion number '0009’ (TS 09 EQ 0009) with a bid of Rs 6 lakh. This number was taken for a Bentley costing Rs 4.04 crore, an RTA official said.
Gayatri Projects quoted Rs 2.10 lakh and secured '0007’ (TS 09 EQ 0007) for a BMW costing Rs 1.25 crore. Transport officer G.P.N. Prasad said other numbers which saw lesser demand were also auctioned.
The RTA Khairatabad earned Rs 19.78 lakh, including the registartion fees, through auctions, an official said.