Dec 29 2013, 10:57 PM, updated 12y ago
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The Star
29/12/2013
2,000 G1M vanity plates still on offer
BY PATRICK LEE AND NEVILLE SPYKERMAN
PETALING JAYA: More than 2,000 G1M (Gagasan 1Malaysia) number plates are still up for grabs, with each plate being offered at a minimum of RM350 each.
Plate handler Kelab Explorasi 7 Benua Malaysia (KE7B) said each plate had previously been offered for a minimum of RM1,000, and was reduced to get more people to buy them.
“The response to these plates has been okay so far but we’ve reduced the price so we can expect the demand for them to go up,” said KE7B president Muhamad Muqharabbin Mokhtarrudin.
He said registration for these plates had been extended from the end of the year to Dec 31, 2014.
Muhamad, also nicknamed Qobin, said almost 8,000 plates had been sold so far. A total of 9,999 G1M plates were offered for sale since 2010.
Proceeds from the plate sales were used to fund the club’s trek expeditions to places like Mount Everest and Greenland next year.
Some of the money garnered from the plate sales, he added, were also used to support volunteer work and charities associated with the club.
He said the club would pay the Road Transport Department (JPJ) a certain amount of tax each time they sold a plate.
“We didn’t want to use the Government’s or the people’s money for our projects and this idea came about to give people a chance to use this number to support 1Malaysia,” Muhamad said.
According to the G1M plate website (www.g1m.com.my), the “G1M 3” is being offered at RM230,000.
Muhamad said interested applicants can check G1M number plate availability at KE7B’s website: www.platg1m.com.my
Specialised number plates are common in Malaysia, with specific lettering issued during certain events. For example, the Sukom plate was issued during the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in that year.
Other vanity plates include BAMbee which was issued only during the Thomas and Uber Cup, when it was held in Kuala Lumpur in 2000, while the XIII NAM prefix was issued to commemorate the Non-Aligned Movement Summit which was held here in 2003.
The Government is also mulling the possibility of allowing personalised number plates based on the names or personal details of vehicle owners.
The JPJ had previously mooted the move which could generate additional revenue.
A JPJ official, who declined to be identified, said the move was being considered but it was up to the Transport Ministry to decide if the policy should be implemented.
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