The Road Transport Department (JPJ) collected over RM20 million from the bidding for “M_M” vehicle registration plates.
In a statement today, the department said the registration number M1M received the highest bid at RM622,000, while the second highest was M5M at RM500,000.
“M8M was the third highest at RM450,000, followed by M9M (RM402,004) and M6M (RM350,000) in fourth and fifth places, respectively.
“The M_M series has received an overwhelming response from bidders, with 25,033 individuals participating in the bidding process. Of the total, 6,872 bidders were successful in their bids,” it said.
The statement said the five most sought-after registration numbers were M101M with 39 bidders, M155M (33 bidders), M51M (32), M313M (31) and M39M (28).
“The bidding of the M_M series, which stands for ‘Malaysia Merdeka’, demonstrates the spirit of various parties in enlivening the National Day 2023 celebration,” it said.
The department congratulated bidders who received the official results on Tuesday and thanked all participants of the JPJeBid system process.
The online bidding was the department’s effort to provide digital services to all citizens in line with the Public Sector Digitalisation Strategic Plan 2021-2025.
