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They shouldn't have too much trouble paying the fine — the billionaire owners of these supercars have just bought Harrods.
The Qatari royal family had a rude introduction to London parking laws when a traffic warden clamped their exclusive motors — worth more than £1.5million — as they sat outside their own shop.
The £1.2million Koenigsegg CCXR and £350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce were illegally parked outside the posh Knightsbridge department store, bought by the family three months ago, last week. ¬It's not every day you see cars like this, let alone watch them get clamped¬ Crowds of shocked tourists watched in disbelief as a traffic warden first ticketed then clamped both the cars.
The stunning motors belong to the oil-rich Al-Thani royal family, who own a string of luxury vehicles — all decked out in their own distinctive "baby blue" colour.
Qatar Holding group, which forked out £1.5billion in April to buy Harrods from Fulham FC owner Mohamed Al Fayed, is led by the Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani.
One of the cars — the beautiful 249mph Koenigsegg — is one of only six ever made, while only 350 of the Lamborghinis were built.
But both were brought to a standstill when they were clamped — although the owners shouldn't have too much trouble stumping up the £150 release fee.
An onlooker said: "It's not every day you see cars like this, let alone watch them get clamped.
"Judging by their cars, I shouldn't think the owners will worry too much about paying a couple of hundred quid to have the clamps taken off."
The family could have taken advantage of Harrods' valet parking service which charges a £8 for the first hour or £40 for 8-9 hours with an additional £50 charge to store a car overnight.
The Al-Thani family have an estimated wealth in the region of £2.4bn as well as stakes in dozens of businesses around the world.
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