Chandigarh: A Chandigarh-based businessman spent a whooping Rs 8.01 lakh on a VIP number for a scooter he gifted his son on his wedding.

Kanwaljit Singh Walia made the highest bid in an open auction conducted by Chandigarh's Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) for number '0001' in CH-01-BC series for his Activa scooter, an RLA official said here.