Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said the sale of these registration numbers could earn revenue for the government.

He gave the example of the “MALAYSIA” series of registration numbers, introduced in August, which earned the government RM13 million.

“The ‘MALAYSIA 1’ registration number alone generated RM1,111,111,” he said in reply to Ma’mun Sulaiman (Warisan-Kalabakan), who had asked whether a ceiling price would be imposed on the sale of such registration numbers.

Loke also reiterated that special registration numbers would no longer be given to NGOs or individuals, and that they would only be issued by the Road Transport Department and the government.

“Previously, the government allowed NGOs and individuals to pay RM1 million to the government when they applied for special registration numbers.

“However, one series of numbers can earn the government RM10 million, so this would make the government lose RM9 million,” he said.