The Johor Sultan and Loke showing the 'FF1' number plate. — Photo from Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's Facebook page
JOHOR BARU: The owner of the special “FF1” number plate has been revealed. It is none other than the Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.
The information was revealed on His Majesty's official Facebook page today.
His Majesty had earlier granted an audience to Transport Minister Anthony Loke who handed over the “FF1” number plate.
The Johor Sultan, who is an avid collector of exotic, classic and highly collectible automobiles, is no stranger to paying for unique licence plates.
In July 2016, the Ruler bought the "F1" number plate for RM836,660 before splashing another RM990,000 for the "V1" plate just a month later. He paid RM1.2mil for "FF1".
“For the record, a payment of RM1.2mil is the highest amount that has ever been collected by the government for the registration of a single vehicle plate number,” Loke said on his Facebook page.
Last month, Loke said that the special “FF” number plate series has raked in more than RM34mil in revenue.
This was the highest revenue generated since the JPJeBid system was opened to the public on April 15, 2019, he said.
The “FF8” number plate had the next highest bid at RM950,000, with “FF9” coming in third at RM911,999.
The “FF3” and “FF2” number plates were the next ones up with bids of up to RM639,000 and RM638,000, respectively.
“There was an incredible response to this series, with up to 34,032 bidders,” said Loke.
He added that 8,348 bids had also been placed over five days for the 9,999 running numbers that are up for grabs.
The “FF” number plate series was launched to mark the 77th anniversary of the Road Transport Department.
