Beijing: Car lovers in China's Shanghai city rush to buy a number plate even before purchasing their car. It happens due to increasingly expensive and hard-to-get license plates.
One such motorist, surnamed Qian, made a successful bid for a plate Saturday during the municipality's first monthly auction this year. But Qian, who wanted that only her surname be used, said buying the plate first makes sense, China Daily reported.
"The first thing I realised is I need a plate before I buy the car. I know it's usually the other way around. But I didn't want the risk. Also, the car, not the plate, is always there in the dealership," said Qian, who spent 75,300 yuan (about $12,100) for the plate.
