Transport ministry to announce new vehicle inspection companies tomorrow; Puspakom no longer sole player

Transport ministry to announce new vehicle inspection companies tomorrow; Puspakom no longer sole player

The ministry of transport will be announcing tomorrow the entry of several new companies for vehicle inspection, New Straits Times has reported.

“The ministry obtained Cabinet approval last year to terminate Puspakom’s concession policy or monopoly. At present, Puspakom no longer holds a concession. Instead, it has been granted only a licence to operate. We have carried out evaluations, and tomorrow, I will be announcing several new companies that have been approved to establish vehicle inspection centres. I will make this announcement at the ministry,” transport minister Anthony Loke said.

The transport minister announced in March 2023 that Puspakom will no longer be the only agency to provide vehicle inspection services, and the government announced that the field will be opened to other qualified service providers once the company’s concession ended on August 31, 2024.

While the field has been opened to other players from that date, Puspakom remained the only provider at the time, and so it became the first company to be authorised to carry out vehicle inspections under the new mechanism of the Road Transport Act (Act 333). As of January, more than 10 companies have applied for vehicle inspection licences.

“In general, we believe that when an industry operates under a monopoly, service quality can sometimes be affected. This is why we encourage competition,” Loke said in response to concerns that monopolies could compromise vehicle inspections.

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Comments

  • Ruslan Bahari on Feb 06, 2025 at 5:06 pm

    Menteri pun satu. Yang saya baca, konsesi ended, not terminated. Fakta pun terfaktab….

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    • No more kaotim culture please on Feb 06, 2025 at 9:19 pm

      HELLO…IMPORTANT THING…no more monopoly,since Puspakom is too corrupted with infestation of runners.
      The kaotim culture has to be terminated.
      Rotten lorries gagal means gagal.Tak lulus.

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      • Lol Whut? on Feb 07, 2025 at 6:03 pm

        You think these 3 companies no kaotim? LOL in fact even easier as JPJ got more to look after so they cannot see everyone now.

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  • teryu on Feb 06, 2025 at 5:27 pm

    Puspakim, Puspakum, Puspakem, Puspakam

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  • Bye2 monopoly on Feb 06, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Good move, monopoly is not good. Currntly puspakom take its customers for granted. Now, served them right, they need to buck up and provide the best service to its customers. Competition is good…..consumers win!

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 1
  • Akmal ham cheese on Feb 06, 2025 at 8:53 pm

    Can paultan conduct SSM searches on these companies tomorrow? We wanna see award to which kroni

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    • Why So Serious on Feb 07, 2025 at 3:42 pm

      So we can know which PH mentris husbands or wives got the contract?

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    • anwar menang, rakyat dikencingkan dan dicukai on Feb 08, 2025 at 11:03 am

      Good point…
      Paultan and/or Mike Chan… have the balls to do it?

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  • Kea Was on Feb 07, 2025 at 8:05 am

    Cronyism, Corruption, Cabal 3C For Malaysia business.

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  • Plain BS on Feb 07, 2025 at 8:08 am

    Basically more cronies lah! This PH is far worse than BN ever was!

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  • opmanmy on Feb 07, 2025 at 8:14 am

    Another kroni perhaps.

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