Zero bidding for special registration numbers are only applicable for the prime minister, deputy prime minister and cabinet ministers, said deputy transport minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi in a report by The Sun. “Cabinet ministers are only entitled to a one time privilege to choose any registration number during their working tenure,” the deputy transport minister told the news daily.
The special registration numbers are given to Cabinet ministers, PM and DPM as they are classified as federal government administrative officials, he said. This was in reference to the registration numbers “V 38” and “V 6.” which were listed as owned by two unnamed “Anggota Pentadbiran Kerajaan” (government administrative officals), each for a zero-bid sum.
“Even I am not getting the facility,” said Aziz Kaprawi, adding that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) always ensures procedures are adhered to when awarding special registration numbers to individuals.
No civil servant was given the privilege during the recent tender bidding process for new registration numbers of “F 1” to “F 9999” (Putrajaya) and “V 1” to “V 9999” (Kuala Lumpur), he added. The tender process which ran from July 15 – 28 yielded the highest revenue ever for a vehicle registration tender drive; the “V” series registrations gathered a record RM22 million from the auctions.
The highest bid for the “V” series of registration plates once again went to Johor ruler, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar for the “V 1” plate at RM989,780. The Johor ruler has form with special plates; earlier purchases include the “F 1” plate at RM836,660; “W 1 N” at RM748,000; and “WWW 1” at RM520,000.
As far as individual registration plates go, the highest ever bid recorded for a single registration was for ‘PATRIOT 1’, which was sold to a confidential buyer for RM1,308,000, although the successful bidder was said to have abandoned the deal to take ownership of the special plate.
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What will happen when those rats sell off the special no. plate & pocket the $$$? Got Cukai perolehan?
On what grounds are they entitled to such privileges?
PM, DPM and Ministers are already entitled to Government Vehicles. Fancy Plate nos are not part of the deal.
If don’t like. Just get out.
What happened to the Putrajaya F number plates?? Why is it stopped at F9999?? Why isn’t it continued??
Aper lg mereka mahu.
Kami rakyat miskin tegar dh bagi diorang limosin mewah penjawat awam, polis escort, gaji & elaun lumayan. Maseh X puas puas lg….oh selamatkan la Tanahairku.
PG1 > all special plates
PG1, PP1, P1 all same lah politicians both sides. When kena to them, they keep quiet.
MOF1 oso…
So much butthurt with you…
Why must give these people privileges? They should be treated equally.
They like to “tolong menolong”: u give me, I give u…
Why they deserve special treatment from any Malaysian citizen? We should ask MACC to treat it as bribery of highest degree. But i would agree to give the plate number MOL 1 to the pm.
Reserve number plate “967”, “4967” for them
Everybody is equal. But some are more equal than others. Sound familiar??
So tell me.. what if the so-called Anggota pentadbir kerajaan wanted the V1 that Sultan of johor bid? Would he get it or it was based on who was bidding?
Oh come on… play fair
I want to be like Bill Gates or Steve Job, who invented something useful to most people and, in return, got rewarded with meaningful billions.
I don’t want to be like some people who get money through cheating, unethical businesses, makan suaps or stealing money. Shameful.
You don’t pay 100% income tax, you should not be proud of yourself.
There is so little accountability and transparency in such policies.
Absolutely essential additional perks to help them serve the rakyat better. Soon they will think of more privileges to have to ease their suffering fighting for the downtrodden masses. The brilliance of law and policy makers knows no bounds. We should rejoice and celebrate.
Are they not need to pay the special number plate? Why should we need to pay so??? If they have such a special privilege for one times in whole life, we orang biasa also can have this special privilege. Need fair treat. Mana rakyat didahulukan????
orang biasa. That is why its called special privilege. Orang biasa like U & me, NO Privilege.
The worst is they think it is their RIGHT to this special P.
All our ministers from top to bottom thinks they are the only ones sacrifices for the country.
Boo hoo!
When i was small politicians are to lookup to buy now all of them are the lamest selfish joker.
Rakyat tidak bersetuju dengan keistimewaan ini.
You dont sacrifice shit for the country
So, the successful bidder of the PATRIOT1 is a cabinet minister. MACC should investigate how a government servant can amass such wealth that he/she can spend RM1.3 million on a reg plate. I know it won’t be difficult if MACC really exercise all the powers they possesses.
MACC, can’t you be more proactive in investigations instead of waiting for reports to come in? Do you really need us to tell you who to investigate when its clear as day that some officials are involved in corruption? Don’t be a laughing stock of the world anymore with your powerlessness and ‘kowtow’ attitude to so-called national leaders.
“The special registration numbers are given to Cabinet ministers, PM and DPM as they are classified as federal government administrative officials, he said. This was in reference to the registration numbers “V 38” and “V 6.” which were listed as owned by two unnamed “Anggota Pentadbiran Kerajaan” (government administrative officals), each for a zero-bid sum.”
“No civil servant was given the privilege during the recent tender bidding process for new registration numbers of “F 1” to “F 9999” (Putrajaya) and “V 1” to “V 9999” (Kuala Lumpur), he added”
Maybe my English is not so good, but the above sound like a contradiction. Were the V38 and V6 plates for Anggota Pentadbiran Kerajaan given out free or not?
Basically what Aziz Kaprawi is telling us is the Federal gov can do anything they want to. If don’t like, can fly kites la.
In Singapore, the PM takes the MRT. In England, the PM made without escorts and experienced the jam everyone had. In Malaysia, priveleges this, priveleges that. It should be Rakyat first, shouldn’t it? Not ‘ministers get free this and that, rakyat pays taxes fir this and that’.
Welcome to the Capitalist Democracy World where majority are being herd by the elected minorities like a sheep. Entitlement needs to be earn not awarded. The same goes for respect and power. Ciskek