🇲🇾 Malaysia's Only
Number Plate
Market Platform

When we say "number plate market", we mean a single place where supply, demand, prices and process for Malaysian number plates actually meet. JPJ issues the plates and sets the rules; Platehaus is where owners, buyers, dealers, collectors and Sales Advisors plug into one catalogue, one flow and one set of standards instead of dozens of disconnected WhatsApp groups and FB posts.

JPJ is the regulator and issuer: they control series, bidding, rules and registration. Platehaus doesn't issue plates or replace JPJ. We sit on top as a market layer where plates that already exist (won via JPJeBid, reserved via JPJ, owned by individuals or dealers) can be listed, discovered, priced and transacted in a transparent way, still following JPJ rules.

No. A directory only shows ads and then throws you back to WhatsApp. Platehaus behaves like a proper marketplace:

• listings are structured (data, state, series, plate type)
• there's a defined buy/sell flow, not random improvisation
• money moves through a documented process, not random personal accounts
• buyers and sellers operate under shared terms and expectations.

A scattered market means every deal is a fresh gamble: new chat, new rules, new risks. A central market means:

• better price discovery (you see comparable plates and asking ranges)
• higher liquidity (more real buyers seeing your plate)
• lower friction (same flow every time)
• less risk (standard documents, defined dispute path).

Platehaus is built to give you those advantages without killing the flexibility people like about the current scene.

No. The market is open to:

• individual plate owners
• collectors and investors
• used car dealers & new car Sales Advisors
• runners who want to operate inside a structured market instead of alone
• everyday buyers looking for one special plate.

The whole point of Platehaus is: the market is no longer "who you know", it's "what's in the system".

With JPJ, you're usually:

• taking the running number during registration,
• booking via mySIKAP, or
• bidding via JPJeBid for special plates.

With Platehaus, you're buying from current owners or dealers who already hold plates. You:

1. Browse & shortlist plates.
2. Commit and pay through Platehaus' structured flow.
3. Complete JPJ steps with guidance until the plate is on your car.

It's the same JPJ rules underneath, but with better discovery, less guesswork and more documentation.

A runner you know can be great, or terrible — it's luck and relationship. Platehaus is designed so safety is a feature, not a favour:

• listings go through ownership/assignability checks before we treat them as inventory;
• money flows through a platform-level process with clear contractual conditions, not random "just believe me bro";
• you get documentation and a written flow, not only chat logs;
• if something breaks agreed conditions, there is a defined dispute path.

We can't remove all risk from life, but we can remove a lot of the avoidable ones.

If you're happy with a normal running number, JPJ will usually be cheapest. Platehaus becomes valuable when you want:

• a specific series or pattern
• VIP / "nombor cantik" that someone already secured
• plates that are no longer available in current JPJ running numbers.

In those cases you're paying market value to access numbers that don't exist at JPJ anymore, and Platehaus' job is to make that market transparent instead of random.

That's normal. Most buyers don't live inside JPJ regulations. Platehaus is designed for "I just want this plate, what do I do now?":

• listings explain basic context (state, format, plate type)
• we outline the high-level steps for your situation (new car vs existing car, personal vs company)
• you have humans and guides to ask when something is unclear.

You don't need to love bureaucracy; you just need to know what happens next.

If something breaks the agreed terms (for example: plate turns out not assignable as represented, seller cannot complete required JPJ steps, etc.), we:

1. Freeze the transaction,
2. Investigate with buyer and seller,
3. Work through the dispute / refund rules set out in our Buyer & Seller Terms.

The key difference vs random deals is: the response is policy-based, not personality-based. You're not arguing in voice notes; you're referring to a framework.

Yes, if it meets basic criteria (e.g. clear ownership, assignable under JPJ rules, not blacklisted). You submit details of your plate, we do initial checks and work out a realistic price range and listing approach. After that, your plate lives inside the market instead of being "stuck in your head and your contacts list."

Posting in random places means:

• your ad disappears fast
• you get mixed-quality leads and time-wasters
• every deal is improvised (payment, docs, timing).

On Platehaus:

• your plate is part of a searchable, filterable catalogue buyers actively use
• pricing is informed by comparable plates and real demand, not only wishful thinking
• you follow a repeatable flow: valuation → listing → commitment → transfer → payout.

We can't guarantee instant sale, but we can guarantee structure and visibility.

No, but we'll be honest with you. We'll usually recommend:

• a realistic range where plates with similar traits move, and
• a "stretch" target if you're not in a hurry.

You stay in control of the ask, but we'll tell you if your number is so high that it's effectively a "not for sale" signal.

In many cases, yes, but the JPJ flow is different vs selling a reserved/unused plate. There may be:

• pre-transfer steps,
• inspection / B2,
• number swapping with another plate on your vehicle, etc.

Platehaus doesn't change JPJ's requirements, but we help plan the sequence so both you and the buyer know what to expect instead of improvising it mid-deal.

Often yes, but it depends on:

• the validity period of your entitlement,
• whether it has been assigned, and
• current JPJ rules at the time.

If it's still a valid entitlement and assignable, we can usually list it and treat it like other "unused but owned" plates. The key is: don't wait until the very end of validity to start thinking about selling.

No. Platehaus is designed to be the market layer you operate inside, not a replacement for you. Instead of:

• each runner keeping their own secret notebook of plates, and
• each SA guessing who to call today,

you plug into a shared market with:

• more inventory than you could ever hold alone
• more demand than your own contacts list
• clearer tracking of leads, deals and commissions.

The goal is: less time hunting, more time closing.

Keeping plates "quiet" only works if:

• your network alone can absorb all the demand, and
• you're happy to handle every enquiry manually.

Listing on Platehaus is about:

• liquidity — more eyes on your stock
• signal — serious buyers who are searching properly, not just scrolling memes
• system — a structured way to handle leads, paperwork and payouts.

You can still work your private network; Platehaus just means those plates aren't invisible to everyone else.

For deals that run through Platehaus, the Platehaus process wins: that's how we keep the market fair and safe for both sides. If you want to run fully off-platform side deals, that's your call — but those won't get Platehaus' buyer/seller protections, documentation, or dispute handling.

Malaysia already has a number plate market — it's just fragmented, opaque and risky. People are already:

• paying 5, 6, 7 figures for plates
• treating them as status symbols and sometimes assets
• using runners, dealers, friends-of-friends to move plates around.

Platehaus doesn't invent the behaviour; it organises it. That's why it makes sense to centralise it into one market instead of pretending it's "just a hobby".

No. A real market covers everything from RM500 running numbers to RM5 million collectors' plates. The point isn't to only chase unicorns; it's to:

• give smaller owners a serious place to list, and
• give bigger plates a serious place to be priced and traded.

If a plate is real, assignable and legal, it deserves to sit inside the same system as everything else.

Your plate entitlement and registration ultimately sit under JPJ, not us. Platehaus manages the market and process layer, not the legal existence of your plate. If we disappeared tomorrow:

• you still own your plate via JPJ records
• your car and registration remain valid.

Our responsibility while we are here is to move money and deals in a way that's documented, auditable and aligned with JPJ, not in a way that locks you into us.