Chandigarh residents spend crores on premium vehicle registration numbers
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The city residents splurged more than Rs 23 crore in buying the 'premium' registration numbers in the last ten auctions of the fancy registration numbers between May 2023 and July 2025.
The top of the charts remains the most sought-after registration number - 0001. In each of the last ten auctions, the number fetched the highest bids for the UT Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA). This year in May, registration number - 001 broke all the previous records of the RLA auctions when the CH01CZ series 0001 was sold for Rs 31 lakh - the price at which one could buy three compact-sized special utility vehicles (SUVs).
The city's fascination for the fancy registration numbers does not stop at '0001'. Many other premium numbers are sold for lakhs of rupees. Another favourite of the motorists is registration number '007'. In the last ten RLA auctions, the number was among the top three selling numbers. After '001', the registration number 007 fetched the highest price at Rs 15 lakh in an auction held in March this year.
Most of the time, it is the single-digit numbers that have found favour with bidders. Once in a while, more digit numbers have seen motorists spending big money. For instance, CH01CZ9999 was sold for Rs 9,40,000, CH01CY9999 for Rs 7,00,000, CH01CV0055 for Rs 2,80,000, and CH01CR0100 for Rs 3,00,000.
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