PETALING JAYA: The road transport department’s (JPJ) special vehicle registration number plates starting and ending with the letter “A” have fetched the department a handsome RM24 million.
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook said the special “A__A” series of number plates was released in conjunction with JPJ’s 79th anniversary, with bidding held from April 19 to yesterday.
He said a total of 24,470 people took part in the bidding, 6,746 of whom were successful.
The highest bid was RM902,020 for the “A9A” number plate, followed by RM703,007 for “A11A” and RM700,000 for “A8A”.
Last year, Putrajaya collected RM45.9 million from the sale of special vehicle registration number plates, with part of the proceeds used to fund various programmes for those in need.
The special number plates included the “GOLD”, “FFF”, “EV”, “PETRA”, and “MADANI” series.