Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), in collaboration with the ministry of transport and road transport department (JPJ), has launched a special ‘UN’ number plate series, echoing what other local universities have done in the past.
Approval for the use of UN number plates was given to USIM in March and the launch coincides with the university’s 23rd anniversary this year. At yesterday’s event, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed betweenUSIM Tijarah Holdings (a subsidiary of USIM) and Aquatwo, which will be responsible for the marketing, financial management, promotion as well as sales and bidding of the UN number plate series.
Bidding starts today via a dedicated online portal and will continue until June 25, 2023, with the available plate numbers being divided into several categories with differing starting bid amounts. The lowest starting bid is RM1,500 for regular four-digit plates, while the most expensive is the single-digit ‘UN1’ that starts at RM800,000.
Other single-digit plates like ‘UN2’ to ‘UN9’ start from RM300,000, while ‘UN10’ is from RM150,000. Unique plates like ‘UN805’ and ‘UN8055’ are from RM20,000 for the “bosses” out there. USIM estimates the collection from the sales of the UN plate series to total around RM4 million.
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wow! USIM also learn from anthony to make money from sales of number plates.
UN = United Nation?
Institution of higher education needs much funding to provide scholarship or an hidden agenda to preach radical dogmas to society?
UNimpressed!
I don’t get it how does USIM have anything to do with UN since none of the alphabet starts or ends with N.
N for negeri sembilan perhaps..
UN for USIM since it located at NS N is for NS not Nilai. Same goes to UR for UMPerlis as R is for Perlis. UG for UPSI as the Uni of Guru
N for negeri sembilan perhaps
Possibly but if it is (US) instead then surely some expat can’t wait to get their hands on them paying handsomely for good numbers.
usim located in nilai. so maybe UN = university in Nilai.
UN for USIM since it located at NS N is for NS not Nilai. Same goes to UR for UMPerlis as R is for Perlis. UG for UPSI as the Uni of Guru. Can google for others
bodoh. these fancy plates makes it too easy to target your car and family.
So how much for UNTA…?
then the proceeds go where?
jangan tanya soalan yang susah jawab.
I can’t help but feel we are getting more superficial then ever with most things done for show without much substance. Take JPJ for instance, spending more time with making obscene amount of money from fancy number plates (e.g. UN1 starting at RM800k which is equivalent to 44 years of income for someone on minimum wage ) instead of enforcing the law to make driving safer for all. 1 in 3 cars have something illegal with it such as dark tint and illegal plates and mods. Imagine this, a victim of crime will hv no way of memorizing any number plates or seeing the driver.. in the past, number plates have meaning where the alphabets can help one identify the state registered and the year . Now it is impossible. you can merrily drive around in a fictitious plate series and no one is the wiser..
I fully agree with you. With all the income generated by JPJ through number plates sale, they could easily invest into revamping our license plates supply through official channel. Singapore, Thailand and even Indonesia has implemented license plate only through official government agencies. Here in Malaysia, you can go to any Kedai Accessori kereta to get your number plates made. That’s why there’s a lot of fraudulent plates and fancy illegal fonts out there. Enforcement is harder once a crime happens.
now government got kpi to make money. if cannot earn from number plates, then remove more subsidies and tax T20 more. if all fails and still need money, then will find something else that is profitable to tax like vape and maybe in future tax on junk food in the name of reducing obesity.
Bilalah action untuk “menstandardkan” nombor plat kenderaan malaysia ni nak dilaksanakan ye?
Can register for East Msia – UN1K meh?
I thought there will be no more fancy plate bidding? What’s going on here?
Scammmm is the name of the game, doesn’t make you a UN rep
If USIM expect to generate RM4 million in sales of number plates, how much did they tender /paid JPJ for this project? A lot of companies/NGOs make money out of nothing and the income is not taxed or worst case, even money-laundered. It’s equivalent to getting government contracts without tendering.
RM1,500 gila ke.. FF pun rm300 je
I am OK with unique plates, but the plates themselves must be issued by the government. We cannot allow silly ans illegal plate customisations by car owners.
The commercial value is good for income. Such unique private numbers like UN generate income for JPJ too. If I am not mistaken, to take a series private, there is a minimum RM1 mil for the promoter to pay to JPJ, plus they make a commission from each plate sold.
The sales target is higher than FF series… too ambitious. Regular number starts rm1500.
The university lacks statistician?
Wow.. number plates business.
UN should protest this. That is their number which they use all over the world.
The link to the portal showing “Harap maaf “ wei.
Sure or not can bid one… scam is it?
Their website is still down. What a shame USIM.
the very special plate for all walaun and walauntit. can put this to your mercedes, avanza, alza, innova. feel pity for usim alumni. while all the universities use full name but usim choose to be un – which is meaning “not”.
U for Universiti
N for Negeri
Open for all to bid. If use USIM, do you think more public will bid?
dont be so serious dude. it just sarcasm. well, nothing change if use UN rather than USIM. it just show how usim have no confidence at all to use their university brand name. lowest starting bid at rm1500? what a joke.
this nonsense is back
Funny, until today, their website is still not available.
I want to study