The short answer: JPJ releases new registration numbers by open bidding on JPJeBid. Three national special series have run recently. The H series raised RM91,206,642 in September 2026, with H 1 taking a national record RM10,777,777. The P-P series raised RM21.6 million in April 2026, and the A-A series was reported at over RM24 million in April 2025. JPJ has said H is the last single-letter series it will issue.
Every series at a glance
| Series | Bidding | Total raised | Bidders | Numbers won | Top bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 16–20 Sep 2026 | RM91,206,642 | 34,664 | 8,223 | RM10,777,777 |
| P-P | 20–24 Apr 2026 | RM21.6 million | 19,370 | 5,973 | RM1,100,000 |
| A-A | 19–23 Apr 2025 | over RM24 million* | not published | not published | RM902,020 |
*A-A figures are as reported in the motoring press rather than from a JPJ release, so we have marked them as reported. H and P-P figures come from JPJ announcements carried by Bernama and The Star.
H series, September 2026
JPJ's Malaysia Day series, covering H 1 to H 9999. Bidding ran on JPJeBid from 16 to 20 September 2026 and the results were released on 21 September. The total of RM91,206,642 breaks down into RM89,266,542 in bids and RM1,940,100 in service fees. A total of 34,664 bidders took part and 8,223 numbers were won.
JPJ has said H is the last single-letter series it will issue. That matters more than the record price, because the 26,441 bidders who went home empty-handed cannot simply wait for the next single-letter release. There will not be one.
| Number | Winning bid |
|---|---|
| H 1 | RM10,777,777 |
| H 9 | RM4.97 million |
| H 3 | RM4.21 million |
| H 5 | RM4.01 million |
| H 8 | RM4.00 million |
| H 6 | RM3.38 million |
Most contested numbers: H 1001 and H 100 drew 37 bidders each, H 1805 drew 36, and H 1777 and H 4818 drew 32 each. Sources: Bernama, Malay Mail and Paul Tan.
P-P series, April 2026
Released for JPJ's 80th anniversary. Bidding ran from 20 to 24 April 2026 with results on 25 April. The series raised RM21.6 million from 19,370 bidders, and 5,973 numbers were awarded. The remaining 4,026 numbers drew no bid at all and were offered afterwards at the minimum price, which is a useful reminder that not every number in a series finds a buyer.
| Number | Winning bid |
|---|---|
| P1P | RM1,100,000 |
| P9P | RM1,000,777 |
| P8P | RM613,000 |
| P6P | RM600,777 |
| P2P | RM512,000 |
Most contested numbers: P1177P drew 26 bidders, P313P and P22P drew 24 each, and P411P and P888P drew 22 each. One report gives the total as RM21.68 million; we use the RM21.6 million figure given by the Transport Minister. Sources: The Star and Free Malaysia Today.
A-A series, April 2025
Released for JPJ's 79th anniversary. Bidding ran from 19 to 23 April 2025, closing at 10pm on the final day. Despite the A prefix, which normally belongs to Perak, the A-A numbers were issued under Wilayah Persekutuan registration.
A note on these figures. The amounts below were reported in the motoring press rather than published in a JPJ release we could locate. We publish them because they are the best record available, but treat them as reported figures, not official ones. The bidder count and the number of plates awarded were never published.
| Number | Winning bid (reported) |
|---|---|
| A9A | RM902,020 |
| A11A | RM703,007 |
| A8A | RM700,000 |
| A7A | RM502,000 |
| A2A | RM490,888 |
Most contested numbers, as reported: A51A drew 40 bidders, A101A drew 31, A8118A drew 29, and A1881A and A19A drew 27 each. Source: Paul Tan; series dates from Caricarz.
Special series and running series are not the same thing
Two different things get called "JPJ bidding" and they behave completely differently.
| National special series | State running series | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples | H, P-P, A-A | JH_J, VRV, KGK, JD_J |
| How often | Once or twice a year | Every few weeks, per state |
| Reason | An anniversary or national day | The previous series ran out |
| Interest | Nationwide, heavy press coverage | Mostly local, little coverage |
| Top prices | Hundreds of thousands to millions | Usually thousands |
If you are reading about a million-ringgit plate, it was a special series. If your state has just opened a new letter combination, that is a running series, and the numbers in it are ordinary.
How JPJeBid works
Bidding is run by JPJ at jpj.gov.my. The explanation below is PlateMaster's plain-English summary, not an official statement. Always confirm current rules with JPJ before acting.
Bidding is online only. Anyone with a Malaysian identity card can take part. A series opens for a fixed window, usually five days, and every number carries a minimum bid set by its category: principal numbers start highest, then premium, attractive, popular and ordinary numbers.
You bid the amount you are willing to pay. The highest bid at close takes the number. If you lose, nothing is charged. If you win, you pay JPJ and then you have a fixed period in which to register the number to a vehicle.
If you won a number
Winning the bid is not the end of it. The number has to be registered to a vehicle within the period JPJ allows, and a number that is never registered is forfeited. If you do not have a vehicle ready, the number can be registered to one and transferred later, which is how most traded numbers reach the market.
The mechanics of moving a number between vehicles, and what it costs, are set out in our JPJ plate transfer guide.
What people search for after a series closes
Everything above is public record. This part is not: it is our own search data, taken from what visitors typed into the plate search on this site between 6 September and 12 October 2026, the five weeks either side of the H bidding.
In that window 44 different people ran 111 searches for an H number. The pattern is the interesting part.
| Period | H searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before bidding opened 6 to 15 September | 3 | 3% |
| During the bidding 16 to 20 September | 22 | 20% |
| After the results 21 September to 12 October | 86 | 77% |
More than three quarters of the demand arrived after the bidding was over, and it has not faded. October alone accounts for 54 of the 111 searches, three weeks after the results were announced. The day with the most H searches in the entire five weeks was 7 October, not any day of the bidding itself.
That is the thing the news coverage misses. A series closes, the headlines move on, and the people who actually want the number start looking.
The numbers they asked for, by how many different people searched each one:
| Number | People who searched it |
|---|---|
| H 1 | 13 |
| H 4 | 4 |
| H 6 | 2 |
| H 8 | 2 |
| H 19 | 2 |
| H 49 | 2 |
| H 1339 | 2 |
| H 6440 | 2 |
First-party data from PlateMaster's on-site search, 6 September to 12 October 2026. One automated crawler was excluded. These are searches on this site only, so they are a sample of Malaysian demand rather than a measure of it. 44 people is a small number and we publish it as a signal, not a statistic.
And 44% of those searches found nothing. People were looking for H numbers here before we held any. We list 42 H plates today, so if you looked and came up empty a few weeks ago, look again.
If you bid and did not win
Most people do not. In the H series, 34,664 bidders competed for 8,223 numbers, so roughly three in four went away with nothing.
You do not have to wait for the next series. Numbers from closed series are bought and sold privately every day, including numbers held by people who bid, won, and would now rather take the profit. That is a market that runs continuously, and it is not limited to whatever JPJ happens to be releasing this month.
PlateMaster holds over 60,000 Malaysian plates from RM 800, at a fixed price, with no tender and no bidding. Tell us the number you wanted and we will tell you whether it exists and what it costs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most expensive number plate in Malaysia?
H 1, at RM10,777,777, bid in JPJ's H series which closed on 20 September 2026. It is the highest price ever paid for a Malaysian registration number.
How much has JPJ collected from number plate bidding?
The H series raised RM91,206,642 in September 2026 and the P-P series RM21.6 million in April 2026. The A-A series in April 2025 was reported at over RM24 million.
Can I still buy a number from a closed series?
Yes. Once a winner has registered the number to a vehicle it can be transferred to another owner through JPJ, so numbers from closed series are traded continuously. That is most of what we sell.
What happens to numbers nobody bid for?
JPJ offers them at a minimum price after bidding closes. In the P-P series, 4,026 of the numbers released attracted no bid during the bidding window.
When is the next JPJ bidding?
JPJ opens a running series for individual states every few weeks on JPJeBid. National special series are announced separately and usually mark an anniversary or a national day, so they are not on a fixed schedule.
Will there be another single-letter series after H?
JPJ has said H is the last single-letter series it will issue.
Missed out at the bidding?
Over 60,000 plates, fixed prices from RM 800, no tender and no waiting for the next series.
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