Motorists with cars and motorcycles that have lapsed road tax will be given the chance to renew their insurance without having to go through a Puspakom inspection, The Star reports. According to transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, the special reprieve is being offered by the authorities as part of a nationwide “whitening” exercise.
He said that there was a condition for the reprieve, with the road tax expiry period of these vehicles having to be below three years. He added that the exercise will only be valid for three months, until the end of June.
Liow urged vehicle owners to take up the offer. “The premium rates offered by insurance companies under this exercise will be lower. Once their vehicles are insured, they can go to any road transport department (JPJ) office to renew their road tax,” he explained.
“We expect this move to benefit the lower income groups, who are driving or riding with expired road tax, especially in rural areas. The ministry is aware of their hardship and took this into account by working together with insurance companies,” he said.
According to JPJ records, there are 29 million registered vehicles in the country, but only 19 million vehicles had their road tax renewed every year.
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Just saman je lah. If they not gonna pay then, they not gonna pay now. So if they dun wanna, then the lokap is there for them.
waaaaa…so easy for you to comment like that. Do you KNOW how much their mothly income looks like? If you don’t,please don’t make a selfish,rude and inconsiderate comment like that..pity you..
SUCH AN INCONSIDERATE AND RUDE COMMENT!
Habis la. Smue owner masok blacklist AKPK, CTOS, CCRIS, bankrap.
Like this also can…Instead of enforcing the law, the goverment in loosening the law to accomodate 10 million with lower insurance rates…Ai yo yo, Whats hapenning? What happens to the 19 million who diligently renew the insurance and road tax? Dont they deserve a lower insurance rate instead?…
Rakyat using recycled tayar, engine oil, filter.
And now Lapsed road tax & insurance. Strong economic growth proves govt capability to transform Msia economy.
Gotta understand WHO these people are & WHERE they primarily are.
Go to the ulu ulu area & see if any of these vehicles (majority motorbikes) have insurance or road tax or not. Notice that even motorbike helmets are optional there.
I think its safe to assume that 8 out of the 10 million cars that have not renewed their roadtax are cars that have been abandoned as reported by govt
Sampai je raya angkat keta.
Roadtax mati Xmau bayar
I’m not sure about the rest of you but as I read this article, red warning lights and alarms goes busting here and there… No safety inspections paired with cheap insurance… This isn’t something a govt should be doing, especially in the pretense of helping the poor.
Agreed. Although i applaud the move from consumer cost perspective, the risk of unfit/unsafe vehicles on the road isn’t doing justice for road safety…
If someone cant afford to own and maintain a car then use public transport. Work hard, save money. But many malaysians like to show off they can own a car just for the sake of it.