There’s a new number plate series under Penang – P-P, with numbers 1 to 9999 in between. Launched to celebrate the road transport department‘s (JPJ) 80th anniversary, the series will be open for bidding from Monday, April 20 to 10pm on Friday, April 24 via JPJ eBid, Bernama reports. The results will be out Saturday, April 25. According to JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, bidding starts from RM20,000 for principal numbers, RM5,000 for premium numbers, RM2,500 for attractive numbers, RM500 for popular numbers and RM300 for regular numbers. JPJ’s previous anniversary was marked by the A-A number plate series, which collected over RM24 million in total. A9A was the highest-bid number at RM902,020, followed by A11A (RM703,007), A8A (RM700,000), A7A (RM502,000) and A2A (RM490,888). The numbers with the most bidders were A51A (40), A101A (31), A8118A (29), A1881A (27) and A19A (27). New car coming soon and want a nice number plate for the new ride? Why not DIY and skip the reseller’s markup and runner fees? If you have never bid for a number yourself, check out our step-by-step guide on how to navigate JPJ eBid and the techniques needed to get your preferred number at ‘retail price’. Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater. Use the promo code 'PAULTAN' when you checkout for 10% discount!