Been wondering what the next set of alphabets will be on a licence plate once the current three alphabet sequence runs out, like in the case of Federal Territory plates, which is already running well into WVA at the moment?
Well, seems that the next sequence isn’t likely to have the new letter tagged at the front (as in WAAA) when WYY finishes its run. In all probability, the letter will be strapped on after the number, like how Sabah and Langkawi does it.
According to a report, Transport Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha said that the ministry is in the midst of choosing the next step from a number of proposals, but isn’t in a rush to implement the new system since it’ll be another few years before the current sequencing runs out. He added that the current proposal is looking to put the additional letter after the numbers, though no final decision had been made.
With the WV sequence followed by WW, WX and WY, which makes four more series to go. Each series has 9,999 numbers; with 23 letters used for licence plates – the letters I and O are not, and Z has been designated for military use only – this adds up to just under 230,000 vehicles covered per series, or close to 920,000 vehicles in all, before it runs out.
Wonder how it’ll shape up – will it be WA xxxx A, then WA xxxx B, and when the suffix eventually reaches Y, the next sequence rolls on to WB xxxx A?
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
thank God you made this post ’cause i always wonder how the plate number shall continue when the cycle is done (when WYY is finished!)
It’s also published in today’s The Star too.
the plate number that i laughing most is TAH1
i thought..the plate number is an asset… instead of buying real estate…
let say u buy MCA 1, next time maybe someone want to pay for higher price for that number… haha
How about BN 1, PAS 1, DAP 1, bla..bla…
the Wilayah number that i love most is WTF = WHat the Fish..
~just my 20sen
Don’t forget WTH as well! ;p
WAAA 5111
I guess W **** A
perhaps can put the number first then the letter.. hehe.. 1 W… 1 WA… 1 WAA…
i think its may be better if next will be W xxxx A
Welcome aboard to plate number format as per Sabah’s plate number format.
b4 u mentioned Sabah, did u check which country’s format Sabah’s following?
1,2,3…. 9999 WA, 1,2,3….9999 WB until 9999 WYY..
That’s what I assumed they would do. Once W1 – WYY9999 is exhausted sway the numbers and letters around and start again, i.e. 1W – 9999WYY. That way they don’t have to increase the actual number of symbols in a number plate.
As there are a few alphabets not in use, eg F, U, V, Y etc, it might be better if it’s YA1234 followed by YB1234…
oh no.. Malaysia no plate will be real messy.
It shouldnt be Anthony’s Lim’s way.. really messy..
If alphabet one side.. let it be one side.. 2 side just for KL.. wouldnt it be messy?
One side only alphabet may sound more tidy and easier for other to take note.
Well, that’s not my way, actually. It’s the transport ministry’s way, with the suggestion of adding a suffix letter after the numbers. :) I was merely kicking off discussion on how it could shape up. The permutations and choices, as you’ve read on some posts on this thread, are quite broad.
Why not add one Tel No. suffix, very adults Rakyat should know these Nos. means…
Selangor: 3WA XXXX followed by 3WAA XXXX then WA3 XXXX next WAA3 XXXX
Johor: 7JA XXXX, 7JAA XXXX, JA7 XXXX, JAA7 XXXX
If i’m not mistaken, each state should have 4 new series, series has 5.2Mil, x4 = 21Mil Reg. Nos.
( Tel Nos. suffix : 03 Selangor, 07 Johor, Melaka 04, 09 Pahang )
Interesting, certainly the first time ive heard of this idea.
But then WA312 can be WA 312 or WA3 12 right?
And also, if you add the state code, it’s one character, but if you add one more alphabet, e.g. WAAA, it’s 23 more characters = increased permutation combinations.
Think out of the box!
Introduce a completely new series…..GAA…GAB…or…RAA…RAB…
This will eliminate all the mess of adding numbers. There’s plenty of alphabets to use since we only have 13 states!
perlis lready u “R”
FYI, R is for Perlis bro… No offence..
agreed…please consider this
next sequence of plate no for KL should be Gxx
p/s: can wait to see GAYXXXX hahaha
definitely it will be “WAAA 1”.
just put new alphabet at the initial, change with the current W. the alphabet that never used by another state. e.g X, E, F, G, Y,
Penang’s latest registration numbers are currently PKA xxxx… now I’m waiting when the number reaches PKR xxxx which will be sought after by Pakatan Rakyat supporters…
will malaysia come out with personal’s taylor no. plate like the US?
TONY 1
VIRGIN 9
STEPHY 2
MARK GOH 3
if this happen, I’m sure many riches are willing to pay even higher price for the no. plate~ and the govt also can earn a lot from that !!
rite?
in most countries…the city in which the car is registered in will be written on the number plate in full…only then u see the letters and numbers…which gives more room….
and in most countries as well , u see SIX digits not jus four….its very easy to do…
bt sometimes our G will make big fuss out of small thing…i mean y the heck thy have to publish stupid thing like this in THE STAR newspaper??
got computers that do the numbering not ppl…..geez….
Dude, get a grip. Paultan is publishing it too so if this is too petty for you, what are you doing commenting here.
u didnt get my point mr “get a grip”…
Hello, what’s that, petrol price is expensive? got meh?
it should eliminate vugar word in the future (eg: tetek1234)
u already have PEN15 now wad..
W 1 A – W 9999 A
WA 1 A – WA 9999 A
WB 1 A – WB 9999 A and so on and so forth…..
Sabah already use this sequence .. no problemo at all..
Don’t forget W series did not start with WA, but W.
First wilayah vehicle was W1, first selangor was B1 and so on.
If add alphabet after the number, the aesthetics may be affected, and people may start to opt for Selangor plates rather than Wilayah, which may affect JPJ plate “sales”.
If Wilayah starts using different first alphabet after W, can choose E,F,G,I,O,U,V,X,Y. (Yes I and O also, because if this alphabet is in front, its definitely note the number 1 or 0). But what happens when Penang’s P and Johor’s J reaches PYY and JYY respectively? What after other states or the new Wilayah also reaches #YY? May not have any more alphabets by then (after 30 to 50 years)
Suggestion:
1. After WYY 9999 becomes W1 (but all the 2nd generation W plates will be different color, no more white number over black. Maybe 2nd gen is black over yellow, 3rd gen white over red, or any other combination). This way i feel the appeal will still be there, and JPJ can earn big big bucks selling the single W plates. Plate simplicity is always considered expensive.
2. Use Aussie system. Side border (top or bottom) of plate, write “Wilayah Persekutuan KL”, and for number, can start with any alphabet (can conquer the whole range, even existing state alphabets n still won’t confuse). Can still make the numbers “running”. Can even have customized all letters or mixture like “SUPERBOY”, “TOPMAN”, “2FAST4U”, “BE3LAMA” plates. So, when Johor also gets to JYY, their next gen plates will have “Johor Darul Takzim” at side and any combination of alphabets/numbers inside, and still not get confused with KL plates, and will not run out of combination for a extremely long time. This system will make JPJ filthy rich, and i think, the rakyat quite syiok also.
Actually, did FT plates start with W? The original configuration for W was for Province Wellesley, under the British colonial system; though issued out until 1957, the plate remained valid through (as is P, for Penang, and M issued out for Malacca) when Malaya became Malaysia. I believe Wilayah plates rolled out with WA, to avoid confusion with those vehicles that still bore (some, to this day) a W plate – perhaps someone out there can confirm if this was the case, or did FT plates begin with a W upon the formation of Wilayah Persekutuan?
I like your suggestion that the name of the state is placed on the plate itself rather just letter to differentiate state. Putrajaya is doing is although on limited basis.
I bet people are more patriotic towards plate that show their respective state. especially Kelantanese. Hehehe.
Maybe they follow like sabah plate number, WAAxxxxA, WAAxxxxB and so on… after WAAxxxY, will be WABxxxA, and so on again… untill WYYxxxxY
now WVA ? so fast…just got new car this week WUX
Anthony you are correct. “W” belonged to Province Wellesley, aka Butterworth, Penang. There are still some old plates beaaring only W running around in Penang. Since Penang took “P”, then it had to surrender “W” which was then taken by Wilayah Persekutuan
Seen a W 2 plate in pusat bandar damansara area. My personal suggestion would be to affix a letter after the numbers (W 1 A). I believe this systems is easier to implement as there is an existing system in Langkawi thus the government doesn’t need to reprogram their computer systems. Another way is to recycle the number plates that is not registered anymore as I’m quite sure there would be several hundred thousand registries that are not registered anymore. This surely reminds me of the Y2k problem back in the 2000s
i want to get wilayah no plate when the new system is out. huhu
i want to get WAA 4444A
Sabah been using XXX 9999 X system for a while already, and there ain’t got no problem at all
first SA 9999, then SA 0000 A – SA 9999 Y, SAA 0000 A – SAA 9999 Y, SAB 9999 A
nw newest is SAB XXXX E, F is comin soon..
When SAY XXXX Y what going next?
SBA XXXX A
The new plate after WYY9999 will be W1A referring to those Ministry of transport idea. By then, this plate sequence actually the same as those blue trade plate? See it? Maybe they will affixes those last alphabet according to the district, let say W1B for bandaraya, W1P for Pandan area, W1S for selayang. :-) After W9999A, it will be WA1A.
This is a great idea. Sarawak is doing it. Why not every other states doing the same thing.
Jakarta even do this to cater the number plates sequences.
BXXXXP – City Centre
BXXXXU – North Jakarta
BXXXXS – South Jakarta
BXXXXT – East Jakarta
BXXXXW – West Jakarta
I think JPJ should implemented this number plates according to someone where live.
Sabah n Sarawak already use this idea … for Sabah :
SA XXXX –> SAA XXXX E (now) = Kota Kinabalu
ST XXXX = Tawau
SS XXXX = Sandakan
SD XXXX = Lahad Datu
SB XXXX = Beaufort
SK XXXX = Kudat
SU XXXX = Keningau
Maybe for FT, put the alphabet after number like azrai’s idea..tq
For Sarawak:
QAY = Kuching
QBY = Samarahan
QRY = Sarikei
QSY = Sibu
QTY = Bintulu
QMY = Miri, Limbang, Lawas
But, one day these sequence will run out too..
For Sarawak:
QAY = Kuching
QBY = Samarahan
QRY = Sarikei
QSY = Sibu
QTY = Bintulu
QMY = Miri, Limbang, Lawas
But, one day these sequence will run out too..
I like Brunei plate number… just today i saw this funny plate number, BAB 1 registered to Gray Porsche Cayman.
Whatever they choose to go with I hope they will standardize the fonts and sizes. Now we have all sorts of sizes and styles, small, tight spacing, shiny letters etc…
It will be good to have special plates for traffic offenders such as with a DUI record to warn other drivers to be cautious around them.
wa… nice if i could have this number :D : B8888B
W9999A
W9999Y
WA9999A
WY9999Y
A9999A
A9999Y
AA9999A
AY9999Y
B9999B
BY9999Y
BB8888B
sabah here gt BBB 8888…
yes i saw that car at City Mall..its a Myvi
This reg num plate is more expensive than the car itself.. hehe just kidding.
Same pattern as Singapore…
A BMW x5 in my place has G1M229
G1M is a special series plate.
ive seen quite a few G1M… whats it for paul?
G1M…Gagasan 1 Malaysia….BN supporter plate maa…
G1M – GAGASAN 1 MALAYSIA
In fact, Langkawi already started by putting an alphabet behind the numbers as they only wanted to maintain 2 alphabets in the form of “KV” only . No idea why ?
( ex : KV 1001 A )
KV….K for Kedah…….V….special duty free car for Lgk…..
So we now that any KV car is a duty free car….
K for Kedah…V…special duty free car for Lgk
so we know any KV registered car is a duty free car…..
why don’t just change the the starting alphabet from W to something that not been used like E,F,U,X,Y,G,H,V.. example EAA 1001. so for KL we have W and E
RTD must produce a common number plate like our neighbors, Arab states, UK, EU and most of the countries unlike us. NO more TAHl, BABl, TANl, PENl5!
We also must have more information on the number plate, (re)registration date, chip like our NRIC that can be read by RTD plate reader and only produced by RTD on office our. Better way to keep car thieve at bay.
Malaysia is one of the car thieve haven due to non-standardized number plate. Thus, ….
PAU74N with small print 31.12.2011 SA (Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam) chipped .
y not we put the state letter at the back or front.
4 example:
Selangor AAA **** B (the b stays indefintely)
Johor: AAA **** J
or the other way round when its done
Selangor: B **** AAA
Johor: J **** AAA
Whichever format the gov decides on… I hope they think it thru (fat chance) before implementing… why? Imagine all the online system, forms, parking meters & etc out there which will be affected by this proposed change.
y dont we put the state letter at the front?
4 example:
Selangor: B **** AAA followed by B **** AAB and so on
Johor: J **** AAA followed by J **** AAB
Kuching: QK **** AAA followed by QK **** AAB
then once its done u can do B **** BAA for selangor
I think the first number would be W1A. It may cost a million though..
W A 1 A -100 A could be tender ones if it really stars to deterred WYY’s out. W1A I don’t think its to start with…
I suggest that they use F.
F 1, F 9999, FA 9999
W=Wilayah, F=Federal
Saiful must wait a few years to get “FAG 1”
F means Fulus (money)…..F1 number plate will make JPJ smile until the ears…
WOW what an *interesting* motoring topic! -.-”
allow more alphabet that makes it last longer.
B = selangor
B 1
to
BZZ ZZZ9. its a lot already.
W1A!!!
this will be the highest bid for malaysia registration number!.. hehe
biarkan WAAA XXXX ler… 4 huruf 4 nombor. senang nak susun kat plate.
how about FT 1 A – FT 9999 A, den FT 1 B – FT 9999 B, until FT 9999 Y…
Den they could go on with FT 1 AA until FT 9999 YYY
there could be lots of number combination under this system…
btw FT stands for Federal Territory… or it could be start from KL 1 A as well?
instead of 9999….make it to 99999
instead of 1,make it 00001 ?
WXX 1234 A will be quite a mess ..
Our plate number concept is incremental ..
Just continue incrementing from WAAA 1 to WYYY 9999 .. that should be long enough.. ..
Btw, why should we even talk about this ? is this just an excuse to give out a RM 1billion contract to a contractor to provide a system that can generate a new number scheme ?
Current “normal number” scheme :
Increment Number Group until found number not pre purchased / special number
if number part > 9999 Increment Alphabet Group by avoiding IOZ , number reset to next number available
if Alphabet Group exhausted the number of character allocated (already at RY for example)
reset alphabet group to A or AA and add new character at end of group to become AA or AAA respectively (RY become RAA, WYY become WAAA )
Concatenate Alphabet Group and Number Group
—-
changing to WAA 1234 A will need new scheme and will justify new system purchase .. or large VO / CR on existing one ..
What the Government need to tell first is that, without doing anything, what would the system output for W series when we register new car after WYY 9999 ?
they can also make use of Vxx any other alphabet .. no system change ..
why not used unique number for each person.. same as IC.. sell car, number plat still remain with owner.. for their 2nd car, put extra alphabet laa..
but goverment will lost lot of money due to no more tender or buy number :)
If we use the old UK plates JPJ could tender W 1 A, W 2 A…..W 11 A …..W 111 A…. W 999 A…. W 1 B …. till W 999 YYY….. so many numbers.
Could use the old uk plate system eg W 1 A – W 999 YYY
can be add alphabet starting with ‘A”…
can be add alphabet starting with ‘A”…behind XXXX numbers.
rakyat malaysia cukup kaya..tukar2 kenderaan..sehinggakan no plat pun tidak cukup
It’s easy really. Once the WYY plate is finished, register the new cars under B plates, because most of W plate cars are registered by Selangorians! I know someone who went to the trouble just to get a W plate while living in Klang!
Then, what about other part of Selangor?
I think the W plates should be limited for those living and birth in KL only.
No more Selangorian can registered under W plates.
another best idea is using new alphabet that not used before such as F. Eg. FAA xxxx.
F also stand for federal territories.
definitely they will using ‘V’……..
one thing the reg number should include
year of reg 1st half and 2nd half like in the united kingdom.
so number or letters can be recycled, but not the years
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom
with this we know when the car register, how old is the car
the state it registered.
JPJ should use some brain in designing new series so that it will add value to the current system and improve efficiency in the government department. Certainly a different series of number plates willl bring short term inconveniences to the general public who need to get use to this, but it is all worth it if the change brings enormous improvement to us and the next generations. This requires not just brain and intelligence but a new generations of Malaysians , who think out of the box, to provide solutions that we the nation will be so proud of.
How about Britain registration plates eg: BD 51 SMR. tak la serabut sgt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom
imho, juz use WAAA XXXX
keep it simple n neat..
easy to remember
easy for jpj/bank/etc to design forms.. ;)
I’ll buy a car because i want the plate of WWW
i just get my WUV just for a month but now it’s already WVA….
perhaps combination like, W-3049-FSD, W-123-LPA, W-8-SSS, etc. it can provide up to millions set of different plates before its running out.
W=W/P
3049=4digits
FSD=random alphabets
Together with emboss type of plate to prevent fault use or easy duplication. this has been widely used in other countries, incl both north and south of our neighbour country.
if its FT for the new plates, i guess only one car model has the rights to the number plates and it has gotta be the FT-86.
It is OK to have like WA 1234 A, just like SBA 1234 A (Singapore), SAA 1234 A (Sabah), KV 1234 A (Langkawi) but I think, better freeze W plate after WYY at first place to allow B plate to be registered. On 17/3/2011 12.00 p.m., current B plate is BLE 805. Johor currently is JMU 1054. The reason J plate so fast due to many Singaporean live in JB and bought car in JB for commuting to Singapore and travelling to their hometown in Malaysia due to recent hike price of COE, many Singaporean unaffordable to buy a car with S plates, they have to buy J plate cars if they need use a car.
On the road, B plates gaining popularity among luxury cars recently. Other advantage B plate is don’t look old faster compare to W.
The best B plate is BMW XXXX but B plate quite slow. Maybe year 2013, BMW issued. All BMW owners want to buy the plate including me. I hope JPJ can reserve BMW plates to BMW cars and motorcycles only, like JMF plate for Johor Military Force. Only BMW cars or motorcycles will allowed to buy BMW plates.
The pitiest plate is R. Currently is RJ 5458 because many Perlisian opt for K plates. Kedah currently KCX 1504.
Talking politics name number plates such as PKR, PAS, DAP, PR, MCA. The tender must be high. Look at MCA plates, reaces RM 300,100 for MCA 1 and bought by a company in JB. MCA 4 is bought by a Malay businesswoman. MCA 7474 is bought by a Malay man.
Another best B number plate instead BMW number plate is BLM.
Many Proton Saga BLM owners will buy BLM 1- BLM 9999.
Currently is BLF 921 . Maybe late 2011 BLM is issued.
Already saw on the road: WA #### A
Follw by WA #### B …
Isn’t it still WVK or something like that now?
Is it a trade plate (blue blackground)? Because recently trade plate are attached instead hanging to avoid paint being scratched from the number plate.
BLM number plates is opened for tender from 3/10/2011 until 17/10/2011.
Come Proton Saga BLM owners to tender nice number plate.
harap saya yg bertuah. :D
The letter E cannot be used for Wilayah new plate because it’s used in Sabah before: SA(KKinabalu), SS(Sandakan),ST(Tawau) SD(Lahad Datu, SK(Kudat), SB (Beaufort),SU (Keningau),SL(Labuan) series. Formerly Sabah used
EJ,EJA,EJA – K. Kinabalu (J stands for Jesselton
ES, ESA for Sandakan
ET,ETA for Tawau
ED for Lahad Datu
EK for Kudat
EB for Beaufort
EU for Keningau
EL for Labuan (now FTLabuan use LA,LB, LC….)
For Wilayah plate after WYY9999 I think W1A or WA1A
I hope one day Putrajaya will have it’s own plate number. I think ‘Y’ is suitable since it’s not been used yet. If so i would like to have Y 2020, if it starts in that year.
Saya ada plate no cantik, dua digit kawin. Siapa nak beli LB 44?