Photos: Lamborghinis, Ferraris & Bentleys Are Hired By TEENAGERS In Deprived London Borough To 'Show Off' At Their School Prom

Having fun: Rezaul Alom, 16, points at the camera as he drives past with Mahir Magnet Choudhury (L), and Nazmul Islam (2nd R) in the Bentley they hired

It is one of Britain's poorest boroughs, with almost unmatched levels of deprivation and where at least one in ten are unemployed.

But teenagers in Tower Hamlets have tried to shrug-off this economically-tough climate and spared no expense in hiring many expensive supercars, which often cost more to buy than homes in the area.

These Lamborghinis, Ferraris and even Bentleys on the gritty streets of East London were rented by 16-year-olds to celebrate leaving school, and they proudly admit it's all about 'showing off' and getting time in the 'spotlight'.

Glamour: Halima Miah, 16, arrives for her graduation event in a Ferrari - a trend that is growing in this part of London

The vehicles can cost up to £300,000 to buy, yet one bedroom flats in some parts of the borough are worth as little as £70,000.

The group wanted to head to their National Record of Achievement (NRA) ceremony in style, and found this spectacular to attend their prom-like celebration.

 

Admiring crowds: School children watch as Ujjol Hussain, 16, is driven past in a hired Lamborghini into Swanlea School graduation day

'It's showing off, basically. Playing music, going from area to area to area,' said Foyzur Rahman, a pupil at Swanlea School, who attended the ceremony this year and split a £400 fee with a friend to rent an Audi S4 for four days.

'Showing off your car, just everyone looking at you. It's like your spotlight,' Rahman said.

'Showing off': These students drive past the school and into the playground in their hired Mercedes-Benz 

Admiring: A man photographs this parked supercar while chatting on another mobile phone, with a makeshift washing line to his left

Mates: Schoolboys (L-R) Mahir Magnet Choudhury , 16, Nazmul Islam, 16 and Rezaul Alom, 16, stand by a Bentley, which they hired

Relaxed: School friends Jannat and Wahid chat with their feet up in a Maybach limousine they hired this year

Getting some air: Samad Ahmed, 16, leans out of a Maybach limo and yells to friends as they leave a car park for school 

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