Supercar convoy brings London’s Regent Street to a standstill as superrich end summer of showing off

Another summer of supercars has stunned Londoners as a convoy worth millions of pounds brought busy Regent Street to a complete standstill, today.

Middle Eastern owners of seriously expensive cars attract attention of crowds every summer as they roar through the city’s centre.

Every summer between July and August bling kings from countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia fly their cars over to London for weeks of fun – avoiding crippling heat at home. 

Cars costing between tens and hundreds of thousands of pounds were spotted travelling through London on Bank Holiday Monday. 

More than a dozen supercars lined the streets for what will be one of the last of the season’s show off convoys by their rich owners.

Brightly coloured supercars wowed crowds on London’s Regent Street on Bank Holiday Monday

Among the very impressive vehicles in the convoy was a Bentley Mulsanne worth £230,000, colourful lamborghinis, ferraris and BMWs with private plates.

The owners pay a small fortune – in excess of £20,000 for a return journey – every year for their metal marvels to be flown around 3,000 miles to England with them.

They often leave them parked in some of the capital’s most desirable spots.

They were joined by UK car lovers today as the owners unite over their love of luxury cars – and the pleasure of showing them off.

Flashy owners showed off their cars and their impressive features as onlookers filmed their convoy worth millions of pounds

Lamborghinis and Ferraris were among the impressive luxury vehicles taking part in the cruise through London as supercar summer comes to an end

A Bentley Muslanne which is worth the same as some home in Britain was part of the event 

The cars often stand out to crowds because of their unusual wraps – or paint jobs – which cost thousands of pounds.

This year, a set of Lamborghinis in white, yellow and green each have black patterns sprayed along the side.

Shoppers held their phones in the air as they recorded the scenes on Regent Street.

A Nissan R35 GTR fired out a spark as the drivers revved their engines to impress those gathered to watch them.

The Nissan which has more than 1,000 followers on Instagram is one of the few cars with a UK plate.

The Bank Holiday convoy was tailed by police, video footage has shown, although it is not clear if they were there to follow the rich owners.

How Arab playboys fly their supercars into London on chartered cargo jets

The service includes pick-up and drop-off of the vehicle from its home and destination addresses, in addition to export and import customs clearance processes at both ends of the journey

Arab-owned supercars arrive in London having been flown distances of around 3,000 miles in planes – costing around £20,000 per vehicle. 

Qatar Airways is one such airline that ships the luxury cars from Doha to Heathrow. Secured to the floor of one of their Airbus A330s, the precious cargo can either be accommodated in a single row or in a side-by-side configuration.

Using their main and lower deck, the airline offers 31 positions on each flight.

In November it was announced Emirates was following Etihad Airways in offering a door-to-door cargo and delivery service for vehicles as part of its freight division. 

The service includes pick-up and drop-off of the vehicle from its home and destination addresses, in addition to export and import customs clearance processes at both ends of the journey.