A Chandigarh-based businessman has splurged a whopping Rs. 8.1 lakh on a VIP number for his scooter.br Kanwaljit Walia, who has a well-known catering business in the city, made the highest bid for the number CH01BC 0001. The vehicle is his newly bought Activa scooter worth Rs. 50,000.br br The VIP number '0001' is much sought after. In recent years, it has been sold for anything between Rs. 70,000 and Rs. 10 lakh. The record price was paid by a farmer-turned-realtor, NS Shergill, in 2010.br br At the auction conducted by Chandigarh's Licensing Authority on saturday, Mr Walia spent another Rs. 2.6 lakh, buying the number CH01BC 0011 for his son's new bike and the number CH01BC 0026 for his third SUV.br The other two SUVs of the family has fancy numbers too. But this is the first they have spent so much for a scooter.br br Mr Walia says he has inherited his father's passion. "My father also had two VIP numbers...he was the founding president of the Chandigarh taxi union," he said.br br The city's craze for fancy numbers is helping the licensing authority laugh all the way to the bank. This time they have earned Rs. 77.71 lakh.br br "In this region the rich have a passion for fancy numbers while we manage to generate decent revenue out of it," said Kashish Mittal of the Registration and Licensing Authority in Chandigarh.br br Numbers 0001 to 9999 of the new CH01BC series were auctioned in two phases on Saturday and Sunday.br br This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... br br Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Dailymotion for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! br br Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com br br Like & Follow Us on: mbr Facebook: www.facebook.comWildernessFilmsIndiaLimited br Website: www.wildfilmsindia.