The government has been asked to look into the implementation of digital car plates or e-plates, using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Making the call, former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said that 95% of countries globally have already implemented the use of RFID digital car plate systems, and Malaysia should follow suit, The Star reports.
“That means only 5% of countries, including Malaysia, are using normal plates. Many of our neighbouring countries are using the e-plate system,” he said. Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat, he said that the cost of switching to a RFID-embedded plate could be absorbed from the existing registration fee of between RM150 and RM300 in the case of new vehicles.
“The amount can be used for placing the necessary components inside the e-plate,” he said. He added that the proposed new e-plate system can be implemented in phases. “We don’t have to make it compulsory, but we can start with this. With RFID, automatic number plate recognition can also be implemented,” he said.
If the topic sounds familiar, it is, because it has been suggested before. The call for standardised registration plates as well as embedding vehicle identification microchips in them is not new. In 2016, it was reported that the JPJ was aiming to have a standardised vehicle number plate system in place by 2017.
A similar proposal was also mooted in 2017 to introduce electronic plates, in which the embedded chip would contain information about the vehicle owner and driver as well as vehicle details such as the engine and chassis numbers plus the colour and model.
In 2021, the police also proposed the adoption of an e-plate, saying that it would allow identification of all vehicles in the country to be standardised. Then, former Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed had said that it would also help combat increasingly sophisticated crime trends.
A chipped registration plate would enable enforcement officers, via the use of a handheld or dashboard-mounted chip reader, to verify details of a vehicle without having to flag down the motorist. Besides assisting authorities in the fight against vehicle thefts and car cloning, such a system would also help identify errant motorists who fail to pay their summonses.
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“Police proposed alreadyIf the topic sounds familiar, it is, because it has been suggested before. In 2016, it was reported that the JPJ was aiming to have a standardised vehicle number plate system…”
I remember the then-Transport Minister was Bentong. A reflection of no-will to serve people and improve except songlap under Jibby… Wee now just showing how useless he is. He got “no-eggs” to bark anything during 2020-2022 as minister
lah i thought helping to reduce cost of living, next pleease
When jobless suddenly got telur lots of ideas.
Yes indeed no work to do can wee list down the 95 percent country which using e plate. Even not using
So many illegal car plates installer around Klang Valley, just go raid them lo, raid the seller then no stock for buyer
“Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said that 95% of countries globally have already implemented the use of RFID digital car plate systems,”
Where he got this number from? I personally don’t know any country i.e. in Europe which uses RFID-plates?
Exactly. Maybe in Wee’s World 95% of those countries are using it la.
Doesn’t have to have RFID to be standardised. Just allow one type of plate(preferably metal) to be stamped and issued by JPJ is already standardised. That way full control of where issued, who collected the plate etc. Just because Wee has a friend or company ready to make RFID plates, doesn’t mean that is the “standard”.Or even purchasing all the readers to fit to the police cars. Come on la Wee, how hard is it to type the number plate in to computer system within the police car?
Is he reading the other way round? 5% using instead? LOL
95% shows Wee is a big joker. so 95% of all countries in South America?
95% of all countries in Africa? Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia? Mongolia? Romania? Ukraine?
Wee only knows how to talk. He did nothing when he was in charge. In 5 months Anthony Loke has done more compared to Wee.
Typical characters of an unproductive ex minister. Suddenly became wiser.
Alamak this old guy should just keep quiet la. What did he did during his tenure?
brilliant proposal from former MOT !
Wee pandai cakap je..during his tenure..nothing being done..ptui
Sure ah 95%? I just ask a friend and it told me this…
“As an AI language model, my knowledge cutoff is in 2021, but to my knowledge, there are only a few countries that have adopted digital license plates, including:
United States: California was the first state to authorize the use of digital license plates in 2018.
United Arab Emirates: Dubai introduced digital license plates in 2018, which can display messages and notifications to other drivers.
United Kingdom: The UK has tested digital license plates that display a driver’s personalized message or advertisement.
China: Several Chinese cities have started to use digital license plates that are embedded with RFID chips to enable automatic toll payments and to track traffic violations.
It’s important to note that the adoption of digital license plates is still relatively new and not yet widely used globally. The use of these plates is still being explored and tested in various countries and regions, so we may see more countries adopting this technology in the future.”
So which is the truth?
Yeah friend, more like chatgpt
The truth is he songsang the figure from 5% countries with e-plate to 95% e-plate
Have you forgotten Euro plates there are the pioneer on digital plates ? go google there history ok
There are no “Euro plates”. Each of the 27 member states have their own plates.
“Euro” is not a country, go google.
vvip fancy plate owners dislike this proposal
If there is a will, there is a way
If there is a Wee, there is a gay
When your were the Menteri what have you done? Now your are busy with telur.
Can someone tell him to stfu? He did nothing during his days
When he was transport minster then, never heard of these kind “good” suggestion though. Why, mouth blocked?
Why don’t you implement it when you were the transport minister? And asking others to do so… As far as I know, I don’t remember you have contributed much for the transport department. You were elected twice!
Typical Malaysian minister
Bila in charge of the portfolio, tak buat
Bila no more in charge, suggest this and that
eventhough it’s not a new idea, but at least he highlighted the importance of it. Hope ahLoke can faster implement it. It not new tech, just refer to those countries tht hv implemented it. And dont think it is expensive to do. Faster implement lah..so those all illegal things (cloned cars, fancy plate, etc)can be settled.
Good for him to highlight BUT better if he could have implemented it when he was minister.of transport for 2.5 years from march 2020 to nov 2022. Was he a toothless tiger back then?
Correct, he was toothless tiger back then. But at least now he gave 1 idea tht benefitted, Better than juz talking abt eggs.. and Lokey not all ideas are good. 1 of the idea i felt bad is allow rear full tinted. Hard for ppl to see the traffic infront. 80% tinted enoughlah…
Most stupid suggestion…why make the people spend more? So some cronies can get the project? We should just go standardised no plates made using pressed aluminium plates like Thailand. Stop making people pay more for things that don’t add value
Without nbr plates, how does my dashcam capture erroneous and mischievious drivers?
Lagi mau gorek pocket rakyat paksa beli benda tak mengena.
Good…my Ferrari looks much nicer without number plate.
When your time as Transport Minister why you never implement and look into it? Now only start talking, not practical lah..
Funny, why Wee Wee don’t propose this when he was the transport minister, now suddenly have so many great ideas??
Fancy plate owner umdiu lor
Since he claim deepak called him,no wonder deepak trying to get this lucrative plate supplying job.
While he is the transport minister, why never implement on that time ?
and i honestly believe its time the MoT come up with a single running plate system instead of multiple different reg plates to recognise the state it originates from.
we now live in the world of cyber technologies unlike in the past when the only way to find out about a car is to contact the state RTD. today, many people registered new vehicles using Perlis and Sabah plate when they are not from those states.
a simple system is
AM 1234
A is all vehicles registered 2024. 2025 will use B.
M is Melaka JPJ. 1234 is running number from 1 until 9999. KL will use W plate again. after AW 9999, it will be AWA 1.
in short – all vehicles registered in the same year will have a common number.
Heloo wee when u MOT why nvr raised this issue fyi not Singapore using e plate