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Lens on Hry resident for not paying ₹1.17cr bid for VIP no. plate
Hindustan Times Delhi
|December 04, 2025
In a bizarre turn, a high-profile Haryana auction for what was touted earlier this week as “India’s most expensive vehicle registration number” — valued at ₹1.17 crore ~ has collapsed after the highest bidder failed to pay the full amount.
The state government has now ordered an inquiry into both the failed transaction and the bidder.
Calling the episode a “serious misuse of the auction system”, Haryana transport minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday that the government had initiated a probe into the man who backed out after offering ₹1.17 crore for the so-called VIP registration number “HR 88 B 8888”.
With the bidder failing to honour the payment deadline, his security deposit of ₹11,000 has been forfeited.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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