Koenigsegg and Lambo Get the Boot in London

LONDON — In a crowd- and paparazzi-pleasing event, a pair of supercars were stopped in their tracks with the U.K. equivalent of the Denver boot, disabled for illegal parking outside the legendary Harrods department store. The Koenigsegg CCXR and Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce belong to the Al-Thani royal family of Qatar, U.K. media reported.

A passer-by caught video of the incident and posted it to YouTube:

The cars were already noticeable enough, given that they have been custom-painted in a robin's-egg blue color that is the chosen hue of the Al-Thani family. Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani, also owns the Qatar Holding company — which owns, among other things, Harrods. The company purchased the luxury-goods store in April from Mohamed Al Fayed, also known as the father of the late paramour of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Valet parking at Harrods costs the equivalent of $12 for an hour or just over $60 for eight hours. The fine for having the illegally parked cars released from the clamps is the equivalent of $235 each. One presumes the owners will be able to come up with it.

Inside Line says: That's one way to get people to notice you, if they haven't already stopped dead in their tracks after seeing the color these cars have been painted. — Laura Sky Brown, Correspondent