Next month will see the introduction of a high-security driving licence, which will feature improved security measures and durability. The new style licence replaces the current laminated one, which has been around since 1989.
According to reports, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will begin issuing the licence from July 15 at all it offices nationwide, though post office branches will only start doing so from November.
Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the new licences will be printed using thermal transfer technology, and that a high security holographic layer would protect the driver’s information and photograph.
He said that the details on it would be printed in both Bahasa Malaysia and English to allow international recognition, and added that the switch to the new licence will not involve an additional fee – it will be maintained at RM30 a year.
The new licence will be implemented for all private vehicles owners, including car and motorcycle users for both probationary (P) and normal driving licence categories, the reports add. Switching to the new one is not compulsory as long as the current one is still valid.
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Why on earth do we need another plastic card in our wallet? Just incoporate into our state of the art IC laaa.
This must be some “prawn behind stone”…hahaha…
exactly…what happened to the driving license in our IC proposal about 5 years ago?
It is no longer a proposal. It has been in use for quite a number of years. I renewed my driving license at a JPN office about 1.5 years ago, and the license has been inside my IC since then. Just that JPJ does not seem to work with JPN, and it has its own plan……
By the way, I demonstrated a smartphone app to JPJ early this year for everyone to read the driving license on IC, but it keeps delaying the approval and even refuses to answer my subsequent query delivered by courier, although it bears no risk and no cost at all. I do not wish to speculate too much about the reason behind. It is available free of charge :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.causalidea.cikad.showkad
Feedback on your gadget shows failed – thats why jpj did not accept your proposal?
Hi Kent, the app did not have sufficient feedback to users initially. Novices who did not read the description or even see the few screensots just clicked on buttons expecting something to happen. When they did not get anything, they gave negative comments. It was only later when I was free enough that a toast message was added to remind users they need to connect a supported smartcard reader first.
As for why JPJ has not given its approval, it has nothing to do with the reader absence feedback. It saw the app showing license details read through a smartcard reader in the entire demonstration.
Besides, when meeting JPJ, the app had not been published on Google Play for the public to download yet.
HI hwt,
I think the most critical flaw is that you do need an external device to make it work. Consumers expect apps to work out of box. Hope you find a solution to it.
My licence has always been on my IC. Once iwas stopped by the police at a routine road block in Semenyih, and he said I must have the endorsement slip. I disagreed and he argued that he could issue a summons. I challenged him to as I knew I was right. He went to his superior, they talked and let me go.
The licence in the MYKAD was from Abdullah Badawi’s era I think. I used to forget when the expiry was but I then decided to renew on my birthday, so that sorted it. Now I think the birthday thing is across the board, right?
that why u need a lawyer assc stiker.. most of policeman like to bully..when u know the law.. they will shy away.. because most of them did not understand word of law.. too complicated to them..
A sign that MyKad is not effective enough to serve as a multi-purpose card.
satu lagi projek oleh timbang rosak.
Ko tak suka eh? Prefer yang plastik laminate tu? Boleh tapi kang jangan komplen bayar rm30 tapi dpt plastik laminate je. Takde improvement, makan duit rakyat
dari pada mycard yg kater kononnyer blh sekali pakai dengan lesen lah wht ever lah..aper cer? bayar jugak tp qualiti samer mcm timbang yg dah rosak…stupid moron!!!
Bukan tak suka bro. Ko ingat chip kat MyKad tu untuk suka2 je? Nak bagi IC nampak bergaya?
Apasal diorang x serapkan lesen ke dalam IC? Chip tu lebih daripada mampu untuk simpan maklumat lesen. X perlu la rakyat nak bayar RM30 setahun. Kertas dgn plastik pun x terbuang.
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There’s a reason behind it. It let say you were to travel to anywhere in the world, they cannot read your driver license duly because of the chip is not standardize worldwide. A friend of mine in Germany and New Zealand are also using this concept, which does not involve your drivers license with IC. Hope this justifues
The MYKAD licence only works withing Malaysia. You think other counries can scan our IC? If you Travel, you need a seperate licence.
I feel what we should do is make sure our driving licence is as secure as the MYKAD and then make it so that only those without licences have to carry ICs. Then we only need to carry one card
If the government implement driving license into IC then it would be a problem hiring cars overseas when we travel. Even now our driving license has no DOB..I always get question where is my DOB.
Current license looks cheap, easily get wear and tear. We should have something similar to US driving license, long time ago.
Finally English!!
Many will be happy with this
Kenapa? Tak boleh baca bahasa malaysia ke?
Boleh, but it’s pretty useful when renting a car overseas
Don’t be so narrow minded and think within Malaysia only
There are many Malaysians that travel abroad, and our driving license also serves as a photo ID
Clearly that idiot has never left Malaysian shores, and only thinks Malaysia. Typical.
He only ask him “Kenapa? Tak boleh baca bahasa Malaysia ke?” why everybody start fire him like crazy? western educated overload?
@Mal
Because he started to fire people like crazy? Can’t he asked more politely?
Not western educated overload. Just EDUCATED.
Saya boleh cakap Bahasa Malaysia. Tapi persoalan disini adalah, boleh ke orang thailand baca bahasa malaysia? boleh ke orang jepun baca bahasa malaysia? boleh ke orang luar negara yang tak faham bahasa malaysia baca bahasa malaysia? ibu saya mengalami kesulitan bila dia pergi ke Amerika, cuba untuk berikan lesen memandu dia kepada polis sana dan polis sana cakap “What piece of crap is this?”.
So, and the end of the day she got a piece of sh*t summons because of the police can’t read bahasa Malaysia. Ada paham x betapa pentingnya 2 bahasa? bukan bermakna kami letak english tu kami x suka bahasa malaysia. sila ubah mindset anda. sekian terima kasih..
I think if you applied for International Driving Permit (IDP) from JPJ, it is written in English.
And please, even if your Malaysian driving license is written in English, I don’t think the officer wouldn’t issue a summon to you in USA.
Yes, you can get fined using your malaysian drivers license and yes, they’ll also arrest you for severe offences as well
It doesnt matter if they can understand your license or not, its based on the passport
The officer wouldn’t issue a summon in USA?
So, you’re saying I can run over people in USA?
wtf? aku g thailand, aku ckp org putih pon depa tak paham…so?
Kita boleh baca. Tapi anda rempit tak tahu apa itu bahasa english. Hanya tahu Gila Gila atau Ujang. Jaguh kampung boleh lar.
Katak dibawah tempurung.
All that matters to you is Malaysia.
When I am overseas, I have to use my Canadian driving licence. Malaysian license cannot use.
Sure, you can apply for an international driving licence from JPJ and you pay like what 160?? to the government for some cheap paper booklet that you’d be embarrassed to show people.
You can rent a car from Avis/Hertz/etc in the US and Canada using a Malaysian drivers license without the IDP.
think global. globalization world already…young boy, Malaysia not living in Planet Earth alone. and so do Proton and Perodua….they should think & conquer at least ASEAN market.
good.next please do something about registration plate.no control at all
I think they are copying the UK/EU license in terms of specs
V2,
Before 1989 the drivers licenses were plastic and reasonably secure for that time period, in fact better than the IC of the time. Why it changed to something that looks like you can forge in your spare time is beyond me. Then as now I’m sure there is some hidden agenda.
if people dont like current gov..all wat gov do has some hidden agenda…lol
Mark my words! The new driving license will have quality issue after a while. e.g crack or something….
At least not that easy which your kids can play with computer and home printer to produce for you within a minutes
What does it mean the card will be maintained at rm30 a year?
Annual driving license is charged at 30/year …so it’s maintained – status quo . It does not mean maintenance fee like condominium maintenance fee la bro
LOL! Now, that’s funny Megane! Good one!
Am I the only one who thought that it would be the driving license with more strict test so that we would have safer and more competent drivers at the first place?
i agree.. but only for female drivers..
and also should induce a theory class of “Driving without blocking others driveway by having a logic place to pull off”
Letak kod QR di MyKad, senang JPJ nak baca
Rm 30 + good quality & security, then no need for yearly renewal. Like our ic, rosak baru tukar.
This is beyond a piece of plastic.
Competency has always been the important factor. Anybody can renew rm30 per year, but i knew some people seldom drive or can only drive auto, lack awareness, road hogging, ‘forgot’ to signal when changing lane or taking a turn, snake driving, stop in the middle of the road to drop/take their kids at school when there’s ample space by the roadside, tailgating, racing and many other violation.
Have we done enough to make sure that rm30 per year plastic goes to the right, competent person, that would help reducing road fatalities?
why don’t just make it a compulsory to permanent driving license renewal at 10 years then stated in IC, same 1 card. Then give P license a card like current version.
here they go again, to make money out of the Rakyat.
can have as high tech a driving license as you please, but when Malaysians still bride to pass driving exams, the shit on the roads will never be cleaned up.
2013 already still left 7 more years to 2020. but we still use after merdeka type of implementation. Separate IC, driving license, ATM cards, Marriage card, debit/credit cards, at least majority of us bring 10 cards per wallet. Now is the SOC world, system on chip, and also RFID. Why dont we put all in one electronic card. If lost one we can have a replace all together in one time based on gov data base. no need for us go every gov offices or banks to replace one by one if our wallet is lost. Very convinent. reduce use of plastic/paper material also…save our world. Go green…
Does anyone know the photo requirments ? I need to get a replacment driving licence done as I misplaced mine. Unable to find any info on JPJ site
There will be issues if the government implement driving license into our IC. We will have problems renting cars during overseas travel.
Right now our driving license and IC dont even have DOB on it…u expect ppl overseas to get our DOB from our IC number?