Approximately 3.5 million road-going motorists in Malaysia do not have valid driving licences, according to a report by Utusan. From that large sum, 70% are motorists in the rural areas. JPJ Deputy Director General (Planning and Operations), Datuk Yusoff Ayob also said that among those who are operating vehicles without a driving licence are students who ride motorcycles to school.
“We see there are students riding motorcycles without a licence. In addition to inviting danger, should an accident occur, they will be unable to make an insurance claim,” he said during the closing ceremony of the One Community One JPJ (SKSJPJ) and Mylesen (Pokok Sena district) at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pokok Sena.
The SKSJPJ programme is meant to benefit certain groups like students and senior citizens who do not have a valid driving licence. “A total of 93,461 people, including senior citizens have benefited from the SKSJPJ programme that has been held 234 times nationwide,” he said.
“Through the Mylesen programme, our goal for this year is to gather 80,000 users, particularly for the B2 licence class, and including school students,” he added. The programme is part of an initiative by the Government to get more unlicensed motorcyclists and drivers to obtain valid driving licences.
On a separate matter, Yusoff also advised the public to be wary of certain parties that sell vehicles at rock bottom prices together with “extra services” like direct-to-home delivery to entice buyers, as they may be cloned cars.
In a recent case in Negeri Sembilan, a customer purchased three vehicles (reportedly of Japanese makes) for just RM10,000. It was only revealed that the vehicles were cloned cars after one of the customer’s children was stopped by the authorities.
“How can a person sell three cars at a price of RM10,000, and even provide direct delivery to the customer’s house. I urge car buyers to do proper research and think logically before following through on the transaction,” said Yusoff.
He added that clone car dealers are largely undetectable because they go under the radar as soon as the transaction is completed. “Therefore, I would like to advise the public to be careful when purchasing a car, and not be tricked by the outrageously low prices. Should there be any doubt, you can check with the JPJ,” he said, adding that there are around 2,000 cloned cars nationwide.
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Most of them Mat Motor that the “Teeengku ministry” pampered!
Kuuuunan had anything to do on this??? beside making legal Mat Rempit race track onKL road !!!
Dont think budak & pakcik kampong gonna pay donation.
How did they come up with this figure?
70% are motorists in the rural areas. JPJ Deputy Director General (Planning and Operations), Datuk Yusoff Ayob also said that among those who are operating vehicles without a driving licence are students who ride motorcycles to school.
Aware but never did enforcement, somehow so proud to present the data to the media and act hero. What a shame to country.
Should impose heavy fine to those intentionally break the law, 20X of current RM1000 fine.
Anyway, most of the time, after the under-age met an accident, they will “panggi bapa datang” and make the father the rider.
Datuk keng,
ENFORCEMENT is selective in Bolehland.
They enforce only when some VVIP’s Mat rempit son dies in accidents or their loved ones run over by tractors/low loaders.
Remember the DUKE highway MYVI rempits accident?
Any one jailed yet? Where are the enforcements besides court action?
Enforce what? If no direct benefit to these dudes,”Letih lah,bang…minum teh tarik dulu”.
IN Japan,the director who dares to present these 3.5 million unlicenced figures ,would have been shamed and committed harakiri to avoid further shame.
These people are not shameful to announce such horror figures,just taking gaji …after all tax payers bayar mah.
Come lah to Balik Pulau, Penang. Most mat rempits and budak sekolah rendah ride motorbikes without helmet and license like nobody’s business. Driving along Jalan Sg Rusa – Jalan Sungai Pinang stretch is a harrowing experience especially at night.
The JPJs and police knows where these people are, the hot spots and how to find them, its just that they don’t have the will to nab these people, simple reason is what is – there for them to catch these people? I could name a few hotspots like Tmn Medan, Kpg Baru, Sentul, Kayu Ara where 99% of the riders are definitely underage..
Don’t need to go to rural areas. Just go to any PPR/low cost flats area of KL and you’ll find plenty of 13, 14 year olds on motorbikes. We really need to step up our standard of education and enforcement.
In rural areas, even primary schoolchildren ride motorbike
The only way is to jail or sita the bike. We only need to sita the first batch only. Then everyone will stop riding without licence at once. Sita means, sita untuk dilupuskan.
Must be strict! not fair to other innocent ppl who dies and have to cover their damages. It seems like, the citizens that follow the rules will always be the one who will be the victims. Lets make the guilty one victims of law before they made innocent one their victims.
kenapa tak nak salahkan peniaga kenderaan. beli tanpa guna lesen.