Fancy Number plate craze in Chandigarh; 0003 fetches highest bid of Rs 37.63 Lakh

June 2, 2026

The craze for fancy numbers is continuously increasing in Chandigarh. Yesterday, the number ‘0003’ received the highest bid so far in the fancy number auction. The number for the CH-01-DE series has received Rs 37,63,000/-.

The number 0001 stood in second place

According to the information, this auction of fancy numbers was conducted by the Registration and Licensing Authority, UT Chandigarh, between May 30 and June 1, in which the most sought-after number ‘0001’, which was the most sought-after in the auction of fancy vehicle numbers that ended on Monday, this time stood in second place with a bid of Rs 23.55 lakh.

The Regional Licensing Authority (RLA) auctioned the numbers from 0001 to 9999 of the new CH01-DE series and the remaining fancy and special numbers of the previous series from May 30 to June 1. During this, a total of Rs 4.13 crore was earned from the auction of 681 registration numbers.

Which other numbers were the craze in the bidding?

Other numbers with high bids included Rs 12.30 lakh for ‘0009’, Rs 10.22 lakh for ‘0002’, Rs 9.86 lakh for ‘0005’, Rs 9.48 lakh for ‘0007’, Rs 8.54 lakh for ‘0077’, Rs 8.14 lakh for ‘0008’, Rs 7.92 lakh for ‘0010’ and Rs 6.69 lakh for ‘0004’.

Although ‘0003’ became the most expensive number this time, ‘0001’ still leads the record books. A record-breaking bid of Rs 53.88 lakh was received for ‘0001’ in the CH01-DD series auction held in March 2026. That auction also set a record for the highest total revenue of Rs 4.48 crore.