Cost of Shanghai car licence plates reaches new high

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If you think driving is getting expensive where you are, then spare a thought for drivers in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

The price of a car licence plate in the city has reached an all time high of 58,625 yuan ($9,277; £5,846) as the BBC's John Sudworth reports from Shanghai.

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