Bids for 'FF' number plates yield RM34m, highest in history

PARLIAMENT | The “FF” number plate series that was opened for bidding recently has netted RM34,296,327.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (above) announced that this was the highest revenue earned since the launch of the Road Transport Department (RTD)’s e-bidding services in 2019.

At a press conference today, he said 34,032 people placed bids for this series, with the highest placed for number plate “FF8” at RM950,000.

This was followed by “FF9” at RM911,999, “FF3” at RM639,000, “FF2” at RM638,000, and “FF7” at RM633,000.

“Out of the 9,999 numbers available, 8,348 bidders were successful in getting number plates.

“This means that there are slightly over 1,000 running numbers left,” Loke said.

The “FF” number plates were initially released on May 14 for a five-day bidding period to mark RTD’s 77th anniversary.

However, it decided to extend the bidding period an additional 24 hours from May 18 to May 19 due to the high volume of traffic on JPJeBid’s system, resulting in crashes.

Loke acknowledged today that the system needed to be improved to prevent such instances from happening again.

Asked why the “FF” series was so highly sought after, he said that number plates with duplicate letters were liked by many.

He added that the “F” series was released by Putrajaya for bidding only once every year, with “FG” set to be released next year.

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