The Melaka branch of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is offering a free window tint inspection to ensure that vehicles in the Historic State abide by the latest regulations, according to Bernama.
The national news agency quotes JPJ Melaka’s director Azaharuldin Abdullah as saying that the checks will be provided at the Enforcement Division at JPJ Bukit Katil from 9 am to 4 pm every Monday to Friday.
“We are still giving motorists in the state an opportunity to replace the tint of their vehicle windscreens and windows to meet the specifications,” he told reporters after JPJ’s integrated operation at the Alor Gajah-Melaka-Jasin (AMJ) Expressway in Bukit Piatu yesterday night.
Current (left) and upcoming new tint regulations.
VLT expressed in percentages; the lower the number, the darker the tint
Azaharuldin added that JPJ Melaka also issued an advisory notice regarding window tints to 859 vehicles in the state during a special operation which ran in a number of locations around Melaka from November 1-5. The move was done in order for owners to better understand the upcoming visible light transmission (VLT) regulations before their implementation, which is now reportedly set for next March.
These notices were also issued to another 39 owners whose vehicles did not meet the required specifications in the aforementioned integrated operation.
The new ruling calls for a VLT of at least 30% on the rear windscreen and rear side windows, down from 50% previously. This means that owners can opt to tint those areas darker than before, similar to privacy glass that is popular in Europe. Windscreen and front side window VLT is retained at 70% and 50% respectively.
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Why only JPJ Melaka? Bloody federal government agency only provide services in one state?
A friend of mine got into trouble once for asking a JPJ officer when he was stopped for an inspection, “Malaysia ada dua set law kah?”
His tint was within permissible level but JPJ Kedah said his side windows was more than 30% when at the time the permitted level was 50%.
I wished JPJ/MOT will govern so all tint installer must equipped with such tester(yearly calibrated by SIRIM). Consumer shall have to right to choose tester equipped shop to go.
Consumer can go to any shop(thousand of shop compared puspakom & JPJ) to test their current tint for free or at a small fee. This is more effective and efficient.
After test, consumer have to choice either to remove or re-tint, this also bring more business for tint shop indirectly.
The gov has not provided strict enough regulations for tint suppliers to adhere to. It’s best to penalize those people selling illegal products than to penalize end users while the sellers walk away freely.
Some suppliers would con consumers telling them their tints conform to local rules but in the end the end users get nabbed by the authorities.
then after kene saman by the jpj. you could go to the tint shop and bang them kaw kaw.
By the way, anyone knows whether original privacy glass on JDM cars are now made legal after the new ruling or still fail?
Seriously, all gov agency is run out of constructive idea to serve the rakyat better….what the f of the 20% does?
Further more , those VIP cars all windows are damn dark which always exempted. Waste time
Years later and the policy change back to allow 50%…
Petty issue laaaaa… Make Electronic Stabilty Control a mandatory feature for all new cars sold in malaysia laaa
Do things tat saves lives..
In Thailand and Indonesia, their cars are heavily tinted, by issue?
Windowless vans and lorry, any issue???
The Boss, JDM original private glass still not meet min requirement VLT 30%, its only 21% which we need to fight this rule. By the wish this nin-tinted glass are safe n has quality compared to China made u can refer tech sheet at Asahi Glass Corp japan, supplier for toyota
Here in Thailand many people are elergy to sunlight driving long distances daytime cauces skin dieses therefore our cars and trucks are tinted free before delivery with tint shade ( darker than Malaysian) allow by our law I sincerely hope your tint shade rules does not apply to Thai cars entering your country it’s a big hassle if it does after which a car from a neigbour is here only for a couple of days on a spending visit there already are too many rules set for cars entering your country our rules for cars entering regardless of nationality are much more relaxing here why make life harder?