Quite a number of the single digit plates appear to have been reserved for “anggota pentadbiran kerajaan” – are we going to see lots of the new Accord-based Proton Perdana running around with BMW plates? One person plonked down about RM340k for two plates – BMW 8 and BMW 11.
Tiada sebab untuk melindungi orang kenamaan yang membeli nombor plat eksklusif...
Pengerusinya, Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed berkata PAC mahu mendapatkan maklumat lanjut mengenai standard operasi prosedur (SOP) tender pembelian nombor pendaftaran kenderaan bagi membolehkan rakyat mengetahui kaedah sebenar tender berkenaan.
“Tender pembelian nombor pendaftaran kenderaan sentiasa menjadi isu di kalangan rakyat sehingga memberikan persepsi negatif kepada kerajaan dan pemiliknya.
“Malah, lebih baik JPJ melalui Kementerian Pengangkutan memberikan maklumat berkenaan kepada PAC untuk sekurang-kurangnya dapat menghilangkan kegusaran kepada rakyat,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
JPJ memberitahu anggota Kabinet, hakim dan kerabat diraja adalah pemenang bidaan yang tidak dinamakan bagi nombor pendaftaran "BMW" dan nama pemenang bidaan dirahsiakan adalah prosedur biasa yang diamalkan bagi mengelakkan persepsi negatif masyarakat.
Pengarah JPJ Datuk Ismail Ahmad turut menafikan jabatan berkenaan memberi 5 nombor pendaftaran eksklusif yang tertera "Anggota Pentadbiran Kerajaan" secara percuma.
Katanya, pembida yang tidak dinamakan itu membayar bagi nombor pendaftaran BMW 1, BMW 2, BMW 7, BMW 9 dan BMW 10 namun enggan mendedahkan jumlah bidaan mereka yang diterima JPJ.
"Ini amalan kami. Ia bukan soal ketelusan. Ini SOP dan kami tiada niat buruk merahsiakan maklumat itu.
"Kami mahu mengelakkan spekulasi. Selagi mana-mana individu ada duit dan melakukannya dengan cara yang sah untuk memperolehi nombor itu, mereka boleh memilikinya tanpa mengira siapa mereka," katanya kepada The Malaysian Insider.
Jazlan berkata, PAC sememangnya bercadang untuk memanggil JPJ selepas mendapat syor Jabatan Audit Negara berdasarkan Laporan Ketua Audit Negara (LKAN) siri 2 2013.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, dalam LKAN itu ia tidak membabitkan mengenai tender pembelian nombor pendaftaran sebaliknya isu lain mengenai kelewatan dalam membuka kertas siasatan serta MySikap.
“PAC akan mengambil peluang untuk turut bertanyakan mengenai proses serta prosedur tender pembelian nombor pendaftaran kenderaan kepada JPJ dalam prosiding berkenaan,” katanya. – tmi
Yang 'Anggota Pentadbiran Kerajaan' yang sampai 5 nombor tu siapa pulak ye? Berapa pulak nilai bidaannya? Kenapa dirahsiakan?
Semak senarai pemilik nombor plat eksklusif BMW...
No reason to protect VIPs who buy exclusive number plates...
So, its no surprise that many spend thousands, even millions of ringgits, for what they consider a special number. For example, the BMW series from Selangor, which is also the name of a popular German marque.
The Road Transport Department (RTD) recently revealed the names of successful bidders but blanked out five who were just listed as members of the government administration and with no winning bids disclosed.
But RTD director-general Datuk Ismail Ahmad denied the department had given five exclusive car registration number plates for free, saying it was to protect the VIPs from negative perception.
Why the double standards? Why were others named, with a newspaper report pointing out than a crime watch activist had splurged RM340,000 for two BMW numbers.
But not the VIPs, whom the RTD director-general revealed comprised Cabinet ministers, judges and members of the royalty.
“This is what we have practised. It is not about transparency. It is our SOP and we have no bad intention in keeping this information a secret.
"We want to avoid speculation and doubts. As long as one has the money and used the proper channel to get the numbers, they can have it, whoever they are,” said Ismail.
Why is it Ismail's job to dispel speculation or doubts for those who bid for these numbers? Shouldn't it be those concerned to explain, if necessary, their wealth and fortune that allows them to buy the registration plates BMW 1, BMW 2, BMW 7, BMW 9 and BMW 10.
If anything, Ismail is fuelling further doubt to the identity and origin of wealth of these VIPs who enjoy privacy denied to others. And how much money did the RTD get from the five numbers sold to these anonymous bidders?
Malaysia must not be a country of double standards and Ismail or any other civil servant cannot use such excuses to protect those who deal with the government.
This is a government that promises transparency and good governance, so anything less than that raises more speculation and doubts. Especially when others were named as successful bidders and their names revealed.
There must be one standard for all. As it is, does the government allow these members of the administration to keep their free registration plates after they retired? Why? Isn't that a loss of revenue?
Revenue is all the more important at a time when Putrajaya is talking about cutting costs by rationalising subsidies so that it can take care of the bottom 40% of the population.
Ismail has to do his duty to Malaysia by revealing who won the bids for these numbers and how much was collected. Anything less than that will not dispel doubts about winning bidders but raise even more speculation.
A government must not only be clean but seen to be clean. Why is there a need to hide these bidders and the sums they paid while others are exposed?
After all, this country is not like George Orwell's Animal Farm, where “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
This is Malaysia, we are all equal. Ismail can reinforce that by revealing all bidders of any vehicle registration numbers sold by the department. There is no good reason to do otherwise. – tmi
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