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RTD protected VIPs winning BMW car-plate bids to avoid bad press

Cabinet ministers, judges and members of the royalty were the anonymous bidders who won sought-after "BMW" number plates from the Road Transport Department (RTD), which said it was normal procedure to blank out their names to avoid negative public perception.

The Malaysian Insider,  (07 Oct, 2014).  RTD protected VIPs winning BMW car-plate bids to avoid bad press.  Retrieved 10 Aug, 2021,  from http://www.theinsiderarchived.com/malaysia/article/rtd-protected-vips-winning-bmw-carplate-bids-to-avoid-bad-press