Vehicles where road tax has lapsed no more than 36 months can now renew without Puspakom inspection

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Vehicles where road tax has lapsed no more than 36 months can now renew without Puspakom inspection

Private cars and motorcycles for which the road tax has lapsed for a period of no more than 36 months or three years will be able to have their road tax renewed without the vehicle or motorcycle having to undergo a Puspakom inspection beginning this Friday, September 4.

The new ruling was announced via a circular issued by the road transport department (JPJ), Berita Harian reports. Presently, the grace period for a expired road tax before an inspection is mandatory is a year, or 12 months.

The circular, which was issued yesterday, added that inspections will only be necessary for vehicles and motorcycles where the road tax validity has lapsed for more than 36 months. It is understood that the matter will be announced by transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong tomorrow afternoon, the report added.

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  • English Teacher on Sep 03, 2020 at 12:08 am

    Pay roadtax is cheap, but insurance so pensipp.

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    • Safety First on Sep 03, 2020 at 12:22 pm

      That depends on your way of driving. If you drive safe you get 55% NCB discount that makes insurance cheap to afford. Remember Safety First

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      • erwin karim on Sep 03, 2020 at 7:41 pm

        Remember this govt, Cash is king. No safety

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        • Safety First on Sep 04, 2020 at 10:39 am

          Previous govt even worse. Money over safety. see who legalised non-see thru black tint. The first Transport Minister in the WORLD to legalise such safety hazard. Totally no Safety First.

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        • Avenger on Sep 04, 2020 at 11:11 am

          Cash is king, agreed.
          Dulu smue pun boleh asal bayar duit.
          Sekarang smue pun tabouleh kena ikut law.

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  • Mikehighseas on Sep 03, 2020 at 7:54 am

    This decision goes against all logic, if anything the period should have been shortened. Apart from safety concerns for vehicles left unused for so long, there is the potential that people will get away without paying road tax for close to 3 years, amount can be small or also very big, and escape the law.

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  • AZAMIRUDDIN AHMAD on Sep 03, 2020 at 8:22 am

    I suggest JPJ change roadtax rate to be based on carbon emission or engine power, not by engine displacement. The world has change, now is the year 2020, but JPJ still live in the 60s and 70s.

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    • Mohammad Hafiz Abdul Rahim on Sep 03, 2020 at 2:47 pm

      one reason… duit

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      • Rakyat Malaysia on Sep 03, 2020 at 5:04 pm

        Funnily if they charge based on carbon emission, they will get more money considering the number of polluting kapcais registered every month. Are JPJ being kind to us and charged us lower?

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        • Avenger on Sep 03, 2020 at 7:19 pm

          Hoi diam la! Member bawak kapcai ler

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          • His Friend on Sep 04, 2020 at 12:46 pm

            Betul memberku. Kita smue sangat berterima kaseh pada JPJ dan kjaan sekarang utk cukai jalan rendah. Terima kaseh banyak2.

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        • Angry Voters on Sep 03, 2020 at 7:20 pm

          Syukur JPJ prihating rakyat so they charge us lower fees. Thank you so much!

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  • sam123 on Sep 03, 2020 at 8:23 am

    wow! good news! thank you JPJ!

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  • Jacob Theva on Sep 08, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    How to do this? Myeg is not allowing the renewal lapsed more than 1 year

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