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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1978
AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF +SPECIAL+ CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 9).
THE AUCTION WILL START AT 10 A.M. IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL, EIGHTH FLOOR, HIGH BLOCK.
THE FOLLOWING 22 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION :-
208
BU
1
BV 138
BV 418
6886
AV
15
BV 168
BV 519
BK
333
BU 9793
BV
218
BV 1508
AA 80
BU 8228
BV 180
BV 6368
BB 222
8787
BV 238
BU 8888
BV 128
BV 328
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS ARE BEING PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
UNDER THIS NEW SYSTEM THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT MAY SELL BY AUCTION AT A RESERVE PRICE OF $1,000 ANY NON-SCHEDULED NUMBER APPLIED FOR OR WHICH THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS SUITABLE FOR AUCTION.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSE OF BIDDING ON SATURDAY.
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THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL AS USUAL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.
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