A Bentley outside Harrods in Knightsbridge in London as August sees hundreds of super-rich Middle Easterners flying in from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Philip Toscano/PA Wire
A Bentley outside Harrods in Knightsbridge in London as August sees hundreds of super-rich Middle Easterners flying in from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.
Crowds gather around a Bugatti Veyron bearing a Dubai plate outside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Picture date: Saturday August 16, 2014. Laura Lean/PA Wire
Crowds gather around a Bugatti Veyron bearing a Dubai plate outside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Picture date: Saturday August 16, 2014.
A Rolls Royce bearing registration plates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia parked outside Harrods department store, Knightsbridge. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
A Rolls Royce bearing registration plates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia parked outside Harrods department store, Knightsbridge. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014.
A Ferrari outside the Berkley Hotel in London. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2014. Philip Toscano/PA Wire
A Ferrari outside the Berkley Hotel in London. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2014.
A Lamborghini parked outside the Dorchester hotel in London. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2014. Philip Toscano/PA Wire
A Lamborghini parked outside the Dorchester hotel in London. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2014.
Detail on a Lamborghini Aventador bearing a Qatari plate outside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Laura Lean/PA Wire
Detail on a Lamborghini Aventador bearing a Qatari plate outside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London.
A Pagani Huayra bearing Arabic inscribed registration plates parked outside Harrods department store, Knightsbridge. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
A Pagani Huayra bearing Arabic inscribed registration plates parked outside Harrods department store, Knightsbridge. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014.
Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
A Hamann Range Rover oustide the Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge in London, where August sees hundreds of super-rich Middle Easterners flying in from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014. Philip Toscano/PA Wire
A Hamann Range Rover oustide the Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge in London, where August sees hundreds of super-rich Middle Easterners flying in from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Picture date: Wednesday August 6, 2014.
Do you like looking at incredibly expensive cars driving incredibly slowly? Head for London. Anyone who’s spent much time in the wealthier areas of the iconic city has seen tons of Bentleys and Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Zondas driving through the centuries-old cobblestone streets.
Many of London’s supercars are shipped up from the Persian Gulf to accompany their uber-wealthy owners heading to England for the summer or to attend university. Many are, to put it mildly, covered in bling. Outrageous paint jobs are seemingly de rigeur, and metallic gold cars are a common sight.
There are even entire websites showcasing the supercars of London, and the annual arrival of the Middle Eastern-registered cars in London is worthy of international news coverage.
For tourists more interested in car spotting than the history of the White Tower, the best place to post up is in Knightsbridge, around the famous Harrod’s department store, which is owned by the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar. But now, thanks to a new report from luxury car-financing company Oracle Finance, we have a breakdown of which of the city’s neighborhoods are home to the most supercars, based on where its customers live.
The top result is Richmond, a very wealthy town in southwest London, where nearly one in five Oracle-financed supercars are located. Other hot supercar neighborhoods according to Oracle include Notting Hill (of Hugh Grant fame), Harrow, Hoxton, and Kilburn. You can see the full list here.
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