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  Three vehicles with the same license plate number (1108) showed up at the same petrol station through sheer coincidence. From the right: Chen Baozhu, Tan Shaolai, Gu Guangming and Guangming’s girlfriend.

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BAHAU, NEGERI SEMBILAN: What an extraordinary coincidence! Three vehicles with the same license plate number stopped for fuel at the same petrol station at eight in the morning on Monday (December 31st, 2008).

Chen Baozhu (name transliterated) went to the petrol station in his lorry, while Guang Ming Daily reporter Tan Shaolai (name transliterated) rode in on his motorcycle. Gu Guangming (name transliterated) completed the trinity when he drove up with his Proton car. The license plate numbers for all three vehicles were the same - 1108.

The three unanimously said that they had gone to the station to fill up their tanks because they had heard rumours that there would be a price hike for petrol on Tuesday (January 1st, 2008).

Since there would be a special Toto lottery on New Year’s Day, the three decided to buy tickets for the number “1108”. However, the trio were out of luck as the number had already been sold out on December 27th, 2008.