The record for the highest amount ever paid for a car number plate in Malaysia stands at RM1.75 million, a sum spent by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, for the ‘FFF1’ plate.

However, interestingly, one of the priciest car number plates in the United Kingdom is owned by the Malaysian embassy.

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A TikTok video by @numberplatehistory revealed that the ‘1M’ plate was specially issued to the Malaysian embassy. This dateless plate is non-transferable and has adorned various vehicles over the years, from London Taxis to Mercedes Benz S Classes, currently on an S450.

The video also highlighted that the ‘1M’ plate is valued at over £1 million, equivalent to more than RM5.7 million. Documents indicate that the plate has been in use since at least 1974, thanks to the research of the late Noel Woodall.

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According to the caption, the value of the plate comes from it's initial, number, and character length.

"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," they added.

Watch the video below:

@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

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