SEREMBAN: Those who wish to own any of the special "Malaysia 1" to "Malaysia 10" vehicle registration number will have to make a minimum bid of RM10,000.
Those who wish to have special numbers such as from 11 to 19, double 2 to 9, triple 1 to 9 and quadruple 1 to 9 will have to pay a minimum of RM2,000.
The minimum bid for other popular and running numbers is RM300.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, who launched the special Malaysia series registration numbers, said the bidding will be open from Aug 1 till Aug 15.
"We will announce the names of the successful bidders on Aug 29, and they can register their vehicles before Merdeka day if they wished to," he said at the official launch at the Road Transport Department here Wednesday (Aug 1).
Loke said those bidding for the special number would need to go to the Road Transport Department (JPJ) office to register.
He said there will be no numbers reserved for any individual except, Malaysia 2020.
"As Transport Minister, I will use my power to reserve the Malaysia 2020 number for our Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"All other numbers are open for bidding, as the ultimate aim is to get revenue for the Government," he said, adding that it would however be up to Dr Mahathir to accept the offer.
Loke said although bidding will be closed on Aug 15, the numbers that have not been taken would still be available until they run out.
Meanwhile, Loke added that the e-bidding system for number plates is not yet available due to technical issues which are in the midst of being rectified.
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