It was a durian runtuh moment for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) after it revealed that it had collected a record RM22 million from auctioning the ‘V’ number plates, according to a report by the Malay Mail.
Deputy transport minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi said the collection was unparalleled, as previous auctions have only raised up to RM10 million. He added that the department may consider introducing more vanity plates in the future in light of this success.
“The ministry is surprised with the public’s interest and excitement towards the introduction of new plates for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya effective last June,” he said in a report by Harian Metro. “JPJ will introduce new vehicle registration plate numbers that are more unique after this following high demand from the public,” he added.
Recently, the department released the official list of winning bids from the tender of the ‘V’ number plates. The highly coveted ‘V1’ registration number went to Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, with a bid amounting to RM989,780.
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When is JPJ going to allow personalised number plates (any number and alphabets)? Might be even bigger market there.
CASH is KING… Undi Najib
If cash is not king, then why do u work?
When a govt body is more interested in collecting money…
What the problem? Nobody force u to bid or buy this plate. People with tons of cash might wanna buy this prefix. But, all we can hope that the sales money will be use in a good way.
And what do u expect Gov to do? They not a charity organisation. Heck, even charity organisations needs money to function, u know.
Yo JPJ there are still plenty of millions samans can collect at the border of Jb and Singapore.
Also when will the road charge start at the border? Keep delay and delay, millions and millions gone.
as long from rich people, ok with me.
Obviously you are not one of them. How sad.
Hear hear Henry is rich ! Snobbish !
and yet they still cant figure out how to conduct proper roadblocks!
Need more transparency & accountability as to where will all this money end.?
This is cash & if not handled well can evaporate in no time w/o a trace.
Bercukurlah!!
This not charity plate, so money will end up in JPJ coffers.
Either you don’t understand or are too stupid to understand. What he wants to know how the money will be spent eventually.
Datuk Halim
In Bolehland,only your money is handled well,by u.
Other than that…look at the DBKL dudes today…MAcc investigating DBKL funds over spent by 1500 percent to buy and maintain dead body burners.
Even the place where corpses are burnt…there is so much corruption.
Tax the rich, so no problemo