The use of custom license plates on luxury cars is not a new phenomenon and is also a common sight in Malaysia.
However, did you know that there is a special registration number that exists only in the UK, valued at millions of ringgit?
This is the license plate “1M” owned by the Malaysian Embassy.
According to a video by @numberplatehistory on TikTok, this date-less license plate was specially issued by the UK government for the Malaysian Embassy.
@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
The value of this registration number – if it could be sold – could reach £1 million (RM5.71 million).
“As it is an embassy plate, it is non-transferable outside of their vehicles,” he wrote.
It is unclear when this special number was issued, but based on research documents by Noel Woodall titled Car Numbers, the number 1M has been in use since 1974.
In the UK, the use of special registration numbers symbolizes a status symbol and significant investment.
In addition to 1M, there are also other special plates registered in the UK that have high values exceeding five figures, such as M1, F1, S1, 1D, and VIP 1.
