A total of 41 million traffic fines valued at RM4 billion remain unpaid since 1990 through to June this year, reported New Straits Times. Of these, approximately 51,128 fines valued at RM5.1 million involve foreign nationals from neighbouring countries including Singapore, Brunei and Thailand.
Topping the list of foreign nationals with unpaid fines are Singaporeans with 35,011 fines at a total of RM3.5 million, according to Utusan Malaysia. The Bukit Aman traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) will issue notifications to traffic offenders, informing them of their outstanding fines, said Bukit Aman JSPT director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri.
Failure to settle fines incurred could result in being blacklisted by the road transport department (JPJ), which may result from any of the six major offences – running red lights, driving on the emergency lane, overtaking on solid double lines, using communication devices while driving, queue jumping and speeding.
Payments for fines can be made online via MyBayar, and so there is no need to visit a police station for the purpose, said Mohd Yusri. For foreign nationals, the police will enhance efforts in addressing unpaid fines when the enter or leave the country, the Bukit Aman JSPT director said.
As for discounts on fines, a 50% discount is automatically available within a month as stated on the fine notice, while discounts for overdue fines are offered selectively and based on agency requests, Mohd Yusri added. “We have seen substantial recoveries. Recent collections are estimated in the hundreds of millions of ringgit,” he said.
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So much for being a developed nation
Your country is powerless to cross border to apprehend. Besides tax free countrymen changing new car is like changing new year clothes shoes yearly.
RM 50 is just a SGD $15 Starbucks coffee trip
And we can guess those motorist with fine are still able to pass through our country checkpoints with no issue what so ever guess they also assume bro I pay when there is discount no worries.
Singaporeans put your money wher eyour mouth is, seen some many idouts on the road that dont even know how to use turn signals.
Like Malaysians are any better? LOL
Worst bikers in the world, accident rate so high.
Whatever kummunis
Why we let the recalcitrant Sinkies in at Immigration checkpoint at JB?
Seize their vehicles,only allow them redemption of vehicles after a lengthy court process.JB has a lot a open space to store blacklisted vehicles.
Don’t blame Singaporeans for not paying the fines. It is the lack of wisdom from the agencies to collect the fines from these Singaporeans. I suggest to just cut 4 billion from the tax budget for these agencies who fail to collect these fines. Maybe the Singaporeans were waiting for the 50% discounts that is why they did not pay.
What happened to the initiatives at the border that identified the car plates and displayed summon info? The system is too slow and has created a traffic jam in the causeway, as I experienced once. Malaysia – great initiatives, poor follow-up and wasted funds.
Singaporean often are the obedient innocent kind they will pay their fines within the given timeframe, whereas more common is malaysian SPR driving SG plate are those fearless and they know Msian gov inefficiency so they will not pay the fines and can get away with it.
So true! I know a few personally and they are the culprits. The one at fault is our incompetent govt!
It’s 2024 and we still dont have a system to stop foreigners from leaving the country before settling unpaid fines. Sigh…
Well Done Malaysian Media. The way you guys mask it is world class… way better than the western media.
Unpaid fine from Singaporean is 3.5 million out of 4 billion outstanding. 1.6 million are from Brunei and Thailand. This makes a total of 5.1 million or about 1.2% of the total unpaid fines.
98.8% unpaid fines from MALAYSIAN are not headline news. Again, barking the wrong tree… sad, very sad.