Special Licence Plates Earns US$70 Million

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport earned US$70 million from the sale of special license plates from September 2016 to February 2022.

The figure was shared by H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport at the launching ceremony of the Motor Vehicle Technical Inspection Centre (Pursenchey-Odem branch) and the Second Generation Automated Vehicle Inspection System (techinspection.mpwt.gov.kh) in Phnom Penh on Mar. 28.

The income from the special licence plate sale in 2021 was US$16.8 million, an increase of about 9 percent compared to 2020, he said.

Started in 2016, the special licence plate registration are priced higher than the normal ones, and the owners can keep the plate when selling their vehicle.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press