Haryana Number Plate Registration Fetches Rs 1.17 Cr 'HR88B8888'

The registration number HR88B8888 has become India’s most expensive vehicle number after being sold for Rs 1.17 crore during an online auction conducted by the Haryana government on Wednesday. 

The VIP plate attracted the highest interest this week, with 45 bidders competing for it on the fancy.parivahan.gov.in portal. 

The bidding opened at a base price of Rs 50,000, climbing rapidly during the final hours. By noon, the amount had touched Rs 88



lakh, before eventually closing at the record-breaking Rs 1.17 crore mark at 5 pm.

Haryana conducts weekly e-auctions for premium vehicle registration numbers. Applications can be submitted between Friday evening and Monday morning, followed by active bidding until Wednesday.

The newly sold number, HR88B8888, stands out visually because the letter ‘B’ resembles the number ‘8’, giving the plate an almost continuous “88888” pattern — a combination considered auspicious and rare by many buyers.