Here come the supercar show-offs! The world's most extravagant motors clog up London's streets as their super-rich Middle-Eastern owners arrive in Britain for the summer

Chrome Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and silver Lamborghini Aventador are among the arrivals

Vehicles from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, also including a Rolls-Royce, were seen today in Mayfair

Stunning Arab-owned cars among hundreds flown into London from Middle East each summer

Another car from Kuwait spotted outside the Dorchester Hotel is this chrome-wrapped Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722, worth £350,000

Britain's supercar season is back with a shiny bang as scores of flash Arab-owned cars once again descend on the capital and fill London's most lavish streets with wheels of colourful bling.

From a chrome Mercedes-Benz McLaren to a silver Lamborghini Aventador, the stunning vehicles are among hundreds which have been flown into the UK from the Middle East for the summer.

The car owners, many of them from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait, will happily pay a small fortune - in excess of £20,000 for a return journey - for their metal marvels to be flown around 3,000 miles, and often leave them parked up on the streets of Knightsbridge and Chelsea. 

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. 

Car owners from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait will happily pay a small fortune - in excess of £20,000 for a return journey - for their metal marvels to be flown around 3,000 miles, and often leave them parked up on the streets of London. Above, the Qatar Airways Cargo A330-200F freighter's cargo-loading capabilities

Checking it out: Two passers-by stop to admire one of the supercars, a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, worth around £110,000, parked on Sloane Street. Capable of 0-60mph in 4 seconds, it has a top speed of 189mph - and its urban fuel consumption is 23.2mpg

Youngster stop to admire a plush-looking Lamborghini Aventador Pirelli edition outside Michael Kors in Chelsea. A car like this will set you back £330,000

The supercars can already be seen lined up outside designer shops, such as Versace and Fendi, in the upmarket neighbourhoods of south-west London.

On display: A row of stunning supercars line up outside designer shops Versace and Fendi in Sloane Street, west London

This blue Rolls-Royce was seen on the streets of Knightsbridge today

One of the flash cars spotted in central London is this shiny red Ferrari 488, which sells for about £200,000. This turbocharged beast can do 0-60 in 3 seconds and has a top speed of 205mph. It's also a gas guzzler, coming in at 24.8mpg

A bright yellow Lamborghini Aventador which can cost around £300,000, was pictured parked up in Mayfair yesterday. Its acceleration is a fraction faster than the Ferrari - namely 0-60 in 2.9 seconds. It has a maximum speed of 217mph. The Numberplate is from UAE

The vehicles spotted in central London over the past few weeks - following the end of Ramadan - often attract the attention of tourists and car enthusiasts, who are intrigued by the tailor-made versions of famous models.

Several are also parked outside The Dorchester in Mayfair where the wealthy owners might stay for the summer as they escape the Middle Eastern heat.

The arrival has become a regular annual event, with rich Arabs trying to outdo each other with their modified cars.  

Once here, some of the over-the-top autos attract the attention of the police too - due to incorrect registration plates and insurance or parking regulation breaches.

Residents in affluent parts of south-west London have complained that some drivers allegedly behave in an anti-social manner, revving the cars and treating the exclusive area as their personal racetrack - although there is no suggestion any of the cars pictured are being investigated by the police. 

The Lamborghini Aventadors are a popular supercar for those coming to London, with another red one spotted in Mayfair

A red and black Rolls Royce is another of the expensive supercars which fill the car park at the five-star Dorchester hotel

A man stops to take a photo of a £100,000 white Porsche GT3 which was parked outside the row of designer shops on Sloane Street

A not-so-subtle £350,000 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 was pictured outside miu miu in Sloane Street yesterday afternoon

PARKING COSTS £50 A DAY... SO IT'S CHEAPER TO GET A FINE

Money is clearly no object to the Saudi owner of these golden supercars. When it comes to parking, however, there are savings to be made.

The bay in Knightsbridge where three of the vehicles were left in March costs £4.60 an hour and can be used for a maximum of two hours.

However, all three cars had been parked there for more than six hours.

As a result, the owner was fined £80 per car (right) – which can be reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days. It means getting booked is cheaper than parking in one of the nearby car parks.

Just 50m away there is an NCP car park where the charge for a 24-hour stay is £50. The Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel also charges £50 a day for leaving a vehicle in its underground car park.

A spokesman for Kensington and Chelsea Council said at the time that tickets issued to foreign cars and drivers are followed up to ensure they are not ignored.

Source: DailyMail UK

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