PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 — A complete of 5.5 million Street Transport Division (JPJ) summonses for varied site visitors offences have but to be settled, mentioned Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Loke urged these with excellent summonses to benefit from the 50 per cent low cost provided by JPJ from Nov 1 to Dec 30 to keep away from courtroom motion or blacklisting of their Motor Car Licence (LKM).
He mentioned 3.68 million of the summonses concerned offences beneath JPJ P(22), whereas 1.38 million had been associated to the Automated Consciousness Security System (AwAS).
“Beginning Jan 1, instances requiring courtroom motion will proceed accordingly. In any other case, the LKM might be blacklisted, stopping highway tax renewal.
“If the offence entails the driving force, the driving licence may also be blacklisted, though JPJ summonses normally relate to car offences,” he informed a press convention after the ministry’s month-to-month meeting and Deepavali celebration right here immediately.
Commenting on the distinction in low cost charges between JPJ and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), which presents a 70 per cent low cost, Loke mentioned JPJ maintained the 50 per cent price because it had already been utilized to 3 classes of offences since early this 12 months.
“Beforehand, we provided a 50 per cent low cost for AwAS summonses, Investigation Notices (114), and Stamped Summons/JPJ(P)23 (115) Notices, so it could not be truthful to those that have already paid,” he mentioned.
Inside the first 4 days of the present low cost interval (Nov 1-4), JPJ collected RM7.36 million from 56,156 summons funds.
Earlier, Loke and Residence Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail introduced that JPJ and PDRM site visitors summons charges and cost strategies could be standardised to make sure uniform enforcement of site visitors legal guidelines.
Beneath the brand new system, offenders who pay inside one to fifteen days of the discover date will obtain a 50 per cent discount, 33 per cent for funds inside 16 to 30 days, and the utmost price for funds between 31 and 60 days. After 61 days, courtroom motion and blacklisting might be imposed. — Bernama
