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JPJ Nets RM91.2m From ‘H’ Series Plates, Confirms RM10.7m Winning Bid for ‘H 1’
The online sale drew 34,664 bidders, and the ministry said all proceeds will fund road safety and community programmes.
On Monday, Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced the Road Transport Department raised RM91.2 million from the 'H' series license plate bidding held Sept 16–20, with the H1 plate fetching a record RM10.77 million.
Launched to commemorate the Sept 16 Malaysia Day, the special series attracted 34,664 participants, with 8,223 registration numbers successfully auctioned, marking the final single-letter prefix issued by JPJ.
Following H1, other high-value plates included H9 at RM4.97 million and H3 at RM4.21 million, while H 1001 and H 100 each drew 37 bidders, the most participation of any number.
Proceeds will be returned to the people through Transport Ministry and JPJ programmes, Loke said, funding road safety initiatives and community welfare that directly benefit the public.
In a sardonic Facebook post on Sept 21, Loke quipped that proceeds were not intended to help anyone "return home," a swipe at the Pardons Board decision granting former Prime Minister Najib Razak conditional house arrest.