The JPJeBid electronic vehicle number plate bidding system was the one of the highest contributors to the revenue collection of the Road Transport Department (JPJ), with RM177 million collected from 130 number plate series issued last year.
This was revealed by JPJ director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim, who added that up until March this year, almost RM60 million has been collected from 34 number plate series, which is significantly more than the RM40 million collected during the same period in 2020.
Zailani also said that the implementation of JPJeBid, which replaced the manual bidding system used previously, had succeeded in reducing the public’s doubts of the transparency of tender results. The new system also makes it more convenient for interested parties to place their bids.
“For example, previously if those in Johor wanted to bid for a Perlis registration number, they would have to bring the forms, go to the bank and all that. But now, they can easily stay at home and bid online for whichever number they want,” Zailani said in a report by Bernama. “This clearly shows that we have succeeded in terms of digitalisation, many things can be settled swiftly, thus increasing the country’s revenue and lowering revenue leakage,” he continued.
Other collections like tax revenue, road tax and driving licence renewals, as well as other services, contributed to JPJ’s total revenue of RM4.1 billion last year. “We did not even expect to get this amount following the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of several movement control orders (MCOs), and this year we are targeting RM4.4 billion based on the digitalisation approach,” said Zailani.
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More transparency through eBidding systems
I always wondering where all this money goes to? Is any part of it used to improved the road safety?
when we go JPJ online to bid for Car number plate …. somehow when its almost closing. Another higher bid beaten my bid just by a little.
Happened to me several times oredy, i bid RM30000 for a plate number. I was still the top bidder 2minit right before closing.. but then when the bid closed at 12AM. Another top bid RM30010 won…. i guessed it’s just pure coincidence & my bad luck …and not some insider kawtim. Anyway keep bidding , cheers guys!
Just like Ebay bidding, always have to keep close eye on the auction bids until the very last seconds for any last chance bids. If you want to win, be THAT last chance.
interesting thing is, the other bidder not able to see how much is the latest top bid.
unless somebody informed them the current top bid is rm100, so the other bidder just need to submit rm111 to win the bid. otherwise he could submitted rm200 or rm500, lost revenue for JPJ for sure. not sindiket
wondering how you know the bidder just add up RM10 then get the number.
furthermore you can’t just add up RM10 to bid, atleast RM15 for each bid on normal number.
and….normal number people want to bid until RM30k???
check ur fact before start talking bro.
1) Road conditions not getting better.
2) Roadtax system is OUTDATED. Roadtax rates only benefit new cars. A heavier and bigger 7 series pays less road tax compared to a 80’s Toyota
One thing is to mention the collection amount.
Another is to tell us where is this collection goes to. IMO 100% of JPJ collections should go towards improving and maintaining our road infrastructure. And we need to see the data of those road infrastructure repairs and improvements.
Everything goes upwards and nothing goes back to the safety of the public.
Roads to the favourite destination of Sabah is atrocious! No lights and full of holes like our govenment.
To tell you the truth, road conditions were better with the previous management.
You got the wrong agency, it is not JPJ but JKR that upkeeps public road.
With that kind of collection, one would expect the public to have more comfortable waiting areas in JPJ offices nationwide. Instead, it is normally crowded, gloomy, and badly maintained.
Had experience on ebid system for certain numbers during PPP bidding session, there’s possiblity of fraud inside where the system unable to access for bidding.
Same here bruh.. not able to submit for a few hot numbers. Not kartel again
i want buy FF SERIES with two any number