India, Nov. 28 -- A unique vehicle registration number HR88B8888 has officially fetched the highest bid this week for a fancy vehicle number, sold for Rs.1.17cr.

The bid, which closed on November 26, was made during an online bidding process on the designated portal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The online bid is held every week between 1 pm and 5 pm, in which people can bid on a fancy vehicle number. The bidding for 'HR88B8888 started from Rs.50,000.

The HR in 'HR88B8888' stands for the state in which the vehicle is registered, which is Haryana. 88 refers to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) or the district; in this case, it was Charkhi Dadri. B is the specific vehicle series code by RTO, and 8888 is the unique fou...