European Football Championship Historic license plate auction to mark qualification for the European Championship round of 16
To mark the European Football Championship, the Zurich Road Traffic Office is auctioning off "ZH 24". It is the lowest number on a Zurich license plate in the entire history of the auction. It is being auctioned on the occasion of Switzerland's qualification for the European Championship round of 16.
24.06.2024, 18:05
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The historic auction is also a "direct hit for the Zurich treasury", announced the media office of the Zurich Security Directorate on Monday evening. The proceeds will benefit the entire population of Zurich. The auction starts next Thursday (June 27) and ends just under a week later on Wednesday (July 3).
"After great matches in the group stage, the European Championship adventure continues for the Swiss national football team and all its fans with the round of 16," said Cantonal Councillor Mario Fehr, whose Security Directorate includes the Road Traffic Office.
"Football summer full of emotion"
"ZH 24" is representative of a "football summer full of emotions". Fehr added that he was looking forward to the Swiss national team's next match and hoped that the European Championships would last as long as possible.
Until now, "ZH 50" was the lowest car number plate in the canton of Zurich. It was auctioned off last August for 202,000 francs. Five-digit and lower license plates are only available in the canton of Zurich via the Road Traffic Office's weekly license plate auction. The most expensive to date was the "ZH 100" number plate (226,000 francs in 2022).
In each of the last two years, the Road Traffic Office has generated around 5 million francs from the license plate auction, according to the press release. All proceeds flow into the canton's general treasury and thus benefit the entire population of Zurich.
