BHR 7112

Hahaha.. this particular sticker on the back of a Proton Waja really cracked me up. The sticker said "Jika cara saya memandu merbahaya, sila dail 1-800-GIMAMPUS". Translated, it means "If my driving is dangerous, please dial 1-800-GO DIE". The driver of the car - a sweet, innocent looking young lady. Hahaha.

Here in Malaysia, you get to pick the number of your car's license plate, at a cost. The cost, depends on the number you're going after. The nicer the number, the higher the price is. For single digit numbers, you'd probably have to go through a bidding process of some sort. The number will go to the highest bidder. Now, I may be wrong about this, for I have no personal experience in this. I've never attempted to buy a license plate number before.

A normal license plate in Malaysia, currently, consists of at most 3 alphabets and 4 digits (eg: JCJ 5858, WBH 4971, etc.). Then there are those special plates such as Tiara 947, Proton 123, etc. Occasionally, there are the likes of XOIC 234, XIII NAM 221, etc. for those special events which happened here in Malaysia. Now, what are the chances that you'd get a license plate to your liking if you're not going to fork out the extra mulahs for it? Lets see now. Single and double digits are certainly out of the question. What about three digits? Most likely out too (not too sure about this, though). So, you're left with just four digit numbers then. That's like from 1000 to 9999. Between the two, there are also quite a few which are also reserved for the bidders. Sequential numbers like 8888, 2828, 7777, etc are also probably taken by some bidders.

So, what's left? If I were to bid for a license plate number, I'd go for 1212, 7112, or 7175 (my beloved would go for 1104, or 7904) for some personal reasons. What are my chances of getting any of these numbers? Slim would be an understatement, I'd say. The chances of me getting them numbers is like slightly less than 1 in 10,000. However, would I pay RM200 (I was told, that's the amount I'd have to pay to make a license plate number booking) to get any one of the numbers? I'm afraid not. They're just numbers. They don't mean a thing.

Well, today must be my lucky day (if you want to call it that). Yes, I've just registered my brand new Hyundai Accent earlier today. For those interested, here's what the new ride looks like: (different color and body kit, though) Guess what I got for my license plate? The new car is registered with BHR 7112. Imagine my surprise when I received the road tax sticker. I was like smiling from ear to ear. While I was trying to hold my composure in front of the JPJ counter, my darling dearest was down at the number booking section looking for her number and contemplating to send in a booking. Boy, she was certainly surprised when I showed her the registration number I received.

Hehe. All I can say, Alhamdulillah.