The road transport department (JPJ) has raked in RM5.9 million from auctions of seized vehicles so far this year. The sum was raised from the auction of 636 vehicles nationwide, Bernama reported.
According to JPJ deputy director-general (management) M. Janagarajan, the public auction process is very transparent and satisfies all parties, especially bidders, as it follows a set format. He said that the auction process at state JPJ offices have observers from the national audit department and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
He was speaking to reporters after witnessing the public auction of vehicles at JPJ Terengganu yesterday. The auction at Kuala Terengganu saw 137 bidders going for 80 vehicles of various types. RM1.25 million was raised.
Curious as to where the cars come from? State JPJ director Zulkarnain Yasin said that of the 80 cars that went under the hammer, 59 were “cloned cars” (many of these are scrapped cars brought in from Singapore), 13 were motorcycles, four were other seized cars, three were small lorries and one was a pick-up truck. The highest winning bid of RM44,000 went to a Honda Integra (non-Type R DC5? super bargain for a DC2?) while the lowest bid was just RM50, for a motorcycle.
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Can someone please explain why Cloned Cars are being auctioned off by JPJ? If someone successfully wins the auction does that mean they can use these cloned cars on Malaysian roads? I thought it was illegal. Thanks.
Cloned cars..are stripped for parts.
JPJ couldnt give a damn.
No, clone cars are not stripped for parts. They’re cars that uses someone else’s number plate and road tax
He meant after purchasing the clone car, it is then stripped for parts.
What he meant was after JPJ auctioned off the cloned cars they are then striped for parts as they are not road legal.
Cloned cars that are repossessed are registered under Jabatan Kastam with “Status Asal: Lucut Hak(seized).” Instead of Kenderaan Import terpakai.
Den auctioned off and sold to buyers with legal ownership transfer.
legalizing singapore’s scrap car in a “transparent way”…?
Othwrwise, do we have a cheaper workflow on legalizing singapore 10years scrap car?
No, these cars cannot and will not be legalized. Likely they will be salvaged for parts and sold off individually. Never to be road driven again
Some state JPJ are very transparent about auctions.
Some like Johore JPJ, does auctions in very hush2 way?
Why is this?
Johor JPJ does not want Sinkie cartels to rebuy these cars and try luck resale in Malaysia again.
Or JPJ johore is in bed with the singkie cartels to sell back those cars to the cartel without many civilians kacau the bidding?