Welcome to Britain! New Harrods owners see cars worth £1.5m CLAMPED (outside store they bought for £1.5bn)

Daily Mail, By DAILY MAIL REPORTER, 29th July 2010

They may be two of the fastest, most exclusive supercars in the world but they were going nowhere fast - after being clamped outside Harrods.

The sportscars - worth over £1.5million - belong to the Qatari royal family which bought the exclusive store three months ago.

The £1.2million Koenigsegg CCXR and £350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce were illegally parked outside the London department store last week.

Going nowhere: Two supercars worth over, £1.5million belonging to the Qatari royal family were clamped outside Harrods

Crowds of tourists watched in disbelief as a traffic warden first ticketed then clamped both vehicles - which are custom-made in the royal family's distinctive 'baby blue' colour.

The stunning cars belong to the oil-rich Al-Thani royal family, who own a string of luxury vehicles - including a one-off Pagani Zonda Uno.

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.

The beautiful 249mph Koenigsegg is one of only six ever made.

The £1.2million Koenigsegg CCXR and £350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce were illegally parked outside the London department store

The custom-built supercar is built from scratch and does an eye-watering 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, producing a staggering 1,064bhp.

The Lamborghini is one of only 350 ever built, again in the families trademark colour, and has a top speed of 213mph and is capable of 0-60 in just 3.2 seconds.

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.

The owners 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.

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 Al Thani family have an estimated wealth in the region of £2.4billion as well as stakes in dozens of businesses around the world.

They live a playboy lifestyle and assets include a fleet of £multi-million yachts and luxury homes in countries across the globe.

A spokesperson for Harrods said: 'You will need to speak to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea who deal with parking regulations.'