A himachal pradesh citizen made news when he paid Rs 14 lakh for a VIP vehicle registration number for his scooter, which is only worth Rs 1 lakh. The himachal pradesh Transport Department held an online auction where sanjeev kumar from hamirpur won the desired license plate HP21C-0001.
 
Two people participated in the online auction; the single bidder, from Baddi in the Solan district, offered Rs 13.5 lakh. sanjeev kumar, however, outbid him to secure the deal at Rs 14 lakh. The full sum has been transferred to the state government's coffers, generating income without incurring any further costs. Transport officials claim that this might be the most costly two-wheeler registration number ever given in the state.

According to sanjeev kumar, he is passionate about collecting unusual and exceptional numbers. He purchased a VIP number for his recently purchased motorbike. "Passion has no monetary value. He said, "You don't consider the cost when you want something extraordinary."
 
Dinesh Kumar, Sanjeev's son, attested that the VIP number was obtained only for his own benefit.  "We applied online for the number. We were given the number through the bidding process, even though there was another person in the race," he stated.
 
Both physically and online, the incident has generated a lot of conversation. Some view the lavish purchase as a sign of changing lives and the openness of the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital auction process, while others are taken aback by it.  

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