DDD 2 plate goes to Agong for RM385,000 – report

DDD 2 plate goes to Agong for RM385,000 – report

The DDD 2 Kelantan number plate has been purchased by none other than the Yang di-Pertuan Agong himself, Sultan Muhammad V, according to The Sun. The king, who is also the Sultan of Kelantan, put in the winning bid of RM385,000 for the registration number, and also won several other notable DDD numbers, said the state’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Mahassan Mustapha.

“The state JPJ received overwhelming response from the public and created history with this series of registration number plates with more than 7,000 bids for the DDD number plates,” he said. “In the previous series, the state RTD only recorded between 700 and 800 bids from individuals.”

Mahassan noted that a number of VIPs have also snatched them up, with the number DDD 1000 being the most popular, attracting 144 bids – it cost the winning individual RM50,000.

The news is just the latest in a slew of high-profile bids for exclusive registration numbers. Soon after Kuala Lumpur switched to a numbering system featuring a suffix letter, the W1N plate made headlines with a winning bid of RM748,000 put down by an unknown individual.

The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, then swooped in to purchase F1 for RM836,660 and V1 for a handsome sum of RM990,000 when Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya moved to the V and F series respectively. But it was the number plate PATRIOT 1 that claimed the record for the Malaysia’s most expensive reg number, when a bidder from the south of the country paid a whopping RM1.3 million for it.

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After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • Since the King bought DDD 2 to 10, who bought DDD 1?

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  • billy on Sep 20, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    STOP reporting PATRIOT 1 as rm1.3 million plate. There was a bid but never sold eventually.

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  • Lil Cupacabra on Sep 20, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    Wow…..ppl in Malaysia very rich…..splurging lots of $$$$$$$ for just a number plate.

    Alas, there are many hungry and unfortunately ppl in Malaysia that we pretend not seeing them.

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  • Fonzz on Sep 20, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    What? 1.3 mil for a number plate. I can only afford 6 bucks for a Koay teow plate, with extra kerang.

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  • Zuwanie on Sep 21, 2017 at 5:32 am

    In Abu Dhabi, the no plate bidding reaches Dh52million, but all the money from the bid goes to charity, I wonder where does the money goes here in Msia

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