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Supercar showdown

A pink Rolls-Royce with Kuwait plates… and scores of other supercars on display as minted Middle Easterners head to London to show off their motors

London's supercar season gets underway as wealthy Arabs flee scorching hot temperatures in the Gulf to enjoy cooler weather

MARYSE FARAG

Published: 16:58, 9 Aug 2016
Updated: 13:11, 28 Feb 2017

WITH temperatures in the Gulf moving towards its scorching peak, wealthy Arabs are flying to London with their supercars to enjoy cooler weather.

The annual tradition sees the streets of London's Knightsbridge and Mayfair lined up with their expensive, lavish motors during the month.

A Rolls Royce car with a Saudi Arabian number plate was spotted outside the hotel — A Rolls Royce car with a Saudi Arabian number plate was spotted outside the hotelCredit: PA:Press Association

Fans of the rare luxury cars are already snapping them up while Arab owners, seeking to escape the heat, opt for some retail therapy.

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A Rolls Royce car with a Saudi Arabian number plate was snapped parked outside The Dorchester Hotel in the capital.

The hotel is famed for having a line-up of supercars parked up there - others included a Mercedes and a Lamborghini with a Kuwaiti number plate.

This month see hundreds of wealthy Arabs flying to London to drive round in their supercars — This month see hundreds of wealthy Arabs flying to London to drive round in their supercarsCredit: PA:Press Association

The Dorchester hotel is filled with supercars parked up there — The Dorchester hotel is filled with supercars parked up thereCredit: PA:Press Association

A Mercedes car with a Kuwaiti number plate is parked by The Dorchester Hotel, London — A Mercedes car with a Kuwaiti number plate is parked by The Dorchester Hotel, LondonCredit: PA:Press Association

Their lavish, rare supercars have become an annual feature on the streets of London — Their lavish, rare supercars have become an annual feature on the streets of LondonCredit: PA:Press Association

A Lamborghini car with a Kuwaiti number plate is parked by The Dorchester Hotel — A Lamborghini car with a Kuwaiti number plate is parked by The Dorchester HotelCredit: PA:Press Association

A Lamborghini car with a Kuwaiti number plate was snapped by a car spotter — A Lamborghini car with a Kuwaiti number plate was snapped by a car spotterCredit: PA:Press Association

Marques including Lamborghini Rolls Royce, Ferrari and Forgiato - all custom made - have been shipped over to Britain.

But local residents are not fans of the supercar spectacle complaining they're taking up parking spaces without respecting rules.

Others have complained that the drivers are treating the affluent streets as a race track by revving their car engines until the early hours of the morning.

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