Penggunaan nombor plat kustom pada kereta-kereta mewah bukanlah satu perkara baharu, ia juga satu pemandangan yang biasa di Malaysia.
Namun, tahukah anda, terdapat satu nombor pendaftaran khas yang hanya wujud di UK, dengan nilai mencecah jutaan ringgit?
Inilah dia nombor plat “1M” milik Kedutaan Malaysia.
Berdasarkan video @numberplatehistory di TikTok, nombor plat dalam format tanpa tarikh ini dikeluarkan khas oleh kerajaan UK untuk Kedutaan Malaysia.
@numberplatehistory £1M Plate You will never be able to buy! This number plate, with a dateless format, was especially issued to the Malaysian Embassy. As it an embassy plate, it is non transferable outside of their vehicles. Over the years, it has been on a variety of vehicles from London Taxis to Mercedes Benz S Classes, currently sitting on an S450. Although it is impossible to say when the registration was issued, documents tell us it was already in use by 1974 through the amazing researcher late Noel Woodall. If this registration ever came to market, not that it can, it would likely sell for over seven figures – or a million pound number plate! It’s value comes inherently from it’s initial, number, and character length. Number Plates / Registration value can be established by a few factors: 🔴 Popularity of Initials 🔴 Number of Characters 🔴 Quality of Numbers As it is impossible in the United Kingdom to have a two digit number plate, this is the shortest possible M alongside the privately owned M1. If you would like to find out more about number plates, check out my other videos! I am not associated nor apart of this plates sale, this video is a showcase of a unique plate. #foryoupage #fyp #cars #privatenumberplate #privateplate #licenseplates #numberplate #licenseplatetok #carcontent #numberplates ♬ Paris – Else
Nilai nombor pendaftaran ini – sekiranya boleh dijual – mampu mencecah angka £1 juta (RM5.71 juta).
“Memandangkan ia sebuah nombor pendaftaran kedutaan, ia tidak boleh dipindah milik,” jelasnya.
Tidak dapat dipastikan bilakah nombor khas ini dikeluarkan, namun berdasarkan dokumen penyelidikan Car Numbers oleh Noel Woodall, nombor 1M ini sudah digunakan sejak tahun 1974 lagi.
Di UK, penggunaan nombor pendaftaran khas melambangkan simbol status dan pelaburan bernilai tinggi.
Selain daripada 1M, terdapat juga nombor plat khas yang didaftarkan di UK dengan nilai yang cukup tinggi melebihi lima angka seperti M1, F1, S1, 1D dan juga VIP 1.