Government Considers 10-Year Driving Licence Renewals

Minister of Transport Anthony Loke revealed in Parliament yesterday that the federal government is contemplating providing driving licenses that may be renewed for as much as 10 years. He defined that ministry officers have already been ordered to review the feasibility of the proposal.

If applied, the coverage change would double the utmost variety of years that individuals are allowed to resume their licences for. Presently, drivers can select to resume their licence yearly or as much as 5 years of validity, with the value going for between RM30 and RM150 at a RM30 increment for yearly added on.

Talking on the price of licence renewals, Loke mentioned that the federal government might doubtlessly provide reductions for individuals who renew for 10 years, in an effort to encourage Malaysians to resume their licence for longer intervals. The ministry has not decided on this matter but however he assured that it’s being thought of.

The minister additionally spoke on highway taxes, stating that the Transport Ministry is conducting a research on the present highway tax construction to cut back the associated fee, with the present construction bringing in practically RM3 billion of income for the federal government. It is usually trying into the highway tax construction for electrical automobiles to encourage EV possession.

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Loke mentioned that highway taxes for some EVs have been dearer than for normal automobiles, so he intends for the federal government to offer incentives by way of aggressive highway taxes and charging stations. On that observe, there may be an ongoing highway tax exemption for EVs that can expire after 31 December 2025.

Earlier this month, the Street Transport Division (JPJ) introduced that it might be transitioning using highway tax stickers and driving licences from bodily copies to digital. The coverage is already in place for personal Malaysian drivers with the division working in the direction of enabling it for industrial automobiles and overseas drivers sooner or later.

(Supply: The Star)

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