The road transport department (JPJ) has revealed that from January to May this year, 55,000 vehicle owners have been hauled up for allowing individuals without a driver’s licence to drive their vehicles, Bernama reports.
According to JPJ deputy director-general (planning and operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli, most of the offences involved family members, specifically parents who allowed their children, including minors, to drive their vehicle without a driving licence.
He said that vehicle owners gave various excuses for doing so, despite many knowing that such an action was wrong in the eyes of the law. He added that based on the department’s observations and analysis, there has been no change in attitude from vehicle owners over past few years, with many continuing to adopt a lackadaisical view of the matter.
Statistics from the last four years cemented his point. “This is evident from the total of 347,300 vehicle owners found to have allowed individuals without a licence to drive their vehicles from January 2019 to May this year,” he said at an event last week.
Aedy Fadly urged the public to take the matter seriously as those who committed such an offence can be prosecuted under Section 26 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM3,000 or imprisonment of up to three months or both. “Besides that, RTD can also seize their vehicles under Section 64(1) of the same act,” he added.
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Pls give Memo to your Kementerian dudes to SEIZE the blardy vehicles.Without the vehicles,their income come to a standstill.
It is a farce to fine them 3 grand and then later ” semi-pardon them” by giving rebates.Hello,enough of memantau.Jail them.
Drivers without driving licenses,especially the underaged can turn into killing machines.
A driver without good driving skills, ethics and has no focus on road could turn into a killing machine… A piece of plastic doesn’t make them a killing machine
What garbage u spilling out?The 14 year old kid in Alza just killed a Myanmar weed cutter.What more if commercial vehicles driven recklessly by underaged n Pati ?
malaysia gov cakap, SOP world class… when come to implementation… worse than 3rd world
Driving withoit licence –
I wonder what’s the punishment be?
Atau tangkap, bayar duit kopi, jalan jer?
Copy paste: “prosecuted under Section 26 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM3,000 or imprisonment of up to three months or both. “Besides that, RTD can also seize their vehicles under Section 64(1) of the same act”
Heavy penalties and bar from driving for those owner who committed an offence !
Most of Malaysian drivers gets their licences in their 20s. After 10-20 years, they still driving with the same license without any refresh training, refresh exam whatsoever. Some people forgot how to properly drive on the road, forgot rules and regulations. What JPJ do? only take your money RM30 a year.
To ALL Public Servants, your job is to serve the public & country, not just to report ALL THESE NONSENCE happening. YOU ARE the cause of all these diseases in the country. FINE THEM! JAIL THEM! THROW AWAY THE JAIL KEYS (after jailing them)! CONFISCATE THE VEHICLES!
The LAW is already there.
The enforcement officers are just declaring themselves a holiday.
IF YOU CAN’T SERVE, RESIGN! STARTING WITH THE MINISTERS & DIRECTOR GENERAL (very BIG titles but full of shit). If necessary, let the PM comment why this is happening in our country, & perhaps THEN, morally, HE should resign FIRST!
ALL THESE “PUBLIC SERVANTS” are REAL PARIAHS, they live to serve themselves first!