A1 M Number Plates Comes Up For Sale

Another unique number plate series, “A1M”, is now up for grabs, joining the long list of special number plate series such as “SMS”, “RIMAU”, “PERFECT”, “NAAM”, “VIP”, and “GT” from 2016 as well as “PATRIOT” from 2015.

1Malaysia Artist Foundation (YA1M) president Datuk Irwan Shah Abdullah told reporters that the main objective of A1M is to raise funds for local artistes or their family members who needassistance,” he said during a press conference today.

Irwan Shah said the “A1M” number plate series are available from A1M 1 to A1M 1000.

“Malaysians looking for unique plates can start placing their bid at Tune Hotel in Jalan Putra as the bidding process, which started today, is on until Oct 2.

“A special launching ceremony will be held in October to announce the list of successful bidders. The successful bidders will get to dine with some of the popular local artistes such as Datuk M. Nasir and Datuk Nancie Foo,” he said.

Irwan Shah said the foundation has received the approval of the Road Transport Department on the sale of the number plate.

So what are the top selling number plates in the UK? The DVLA has been selling private plates to UK motorists since 1989. During this time, there have been a number of records set, but most of the top 10 have been bought in the past 15 years. Here’s what currently makes the list:

25 0 – A Ferrari dealer bought this for £518k in 2014. It is now on a £10 million Ferrari 250 SWB.
F 1 – A businessman, Afzal Khan, bought this for £440k in 2008 and put it on his McLaren-Mercedes SLR.
S 1 – This was bought in 2008 for £404k by an anonymous buyer.
1 D – Businessman Nabil Bishara bought this plate in 2009 (before One Direction was formed, so it is not a reference to the band) for £352k.
M 1 – Businessman Mike McCoomb bought this number plate in 2006 for £331k, apparently for his son, who was 10 at the time.
VIP 1 – Chelsea owner and businessman Roman Abramovich bought this plate for £285k in 2006.
51 NGH – This number plate, which looks like the surname Singh, was sold in 2006 for £254k.
1 RH – Businessman Robert Haverson bought this in 2006 for £247k.
K1 NGS – This reg plate, which looks like the word “kings”, was bought anonymously in 1993 for £231k.
1 0 – This very simple but striking number plate was bought anonymously in 2009 for £170k.

These are large amounts of money, but they are all small compared to the top-selling number plates found in other parts of the world. Abu Dhabi, in the UAE, has the record for the most expensive number plate ever sold. That number plate was a simple “1”. It was bought in 2008 by businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri for £7.25 million.

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