The road transport department (JPJ) has revealed it has seized 270 luxury vehicles as it cracks down on owners driving without valid road tax and insurance. Over the past two weeks of Ops Luxury, the department caught celebrities, influencers and successful business people driving without a valid road tax and insurance, with some skipping payments of up to RM29,000 in arrears.
“The seized cars include Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Rolls-Royces, with some of them still driven without road tax for about three years. In Johor alone, we detained 11 vehicles, including a car with an annual road tax of RM12,000,” said JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, as reported by The Star.
“In Kuala Lumpur, the highest tax arrears recorded was RM29,000, excluding insurance,” Aedy Fadly pointed out, adding that nine of the vehicles seized in Kuala Lumpur were owned by foreigners.
He noted that the operation targeted luxury cars found on the road without valid documents and that the vehicles will only be released once owners pay all their outstanding road tax, insurance payments and summonses.
“Some claim they simply forgot to renew their road tax and insurance policy, but the longest case we found was a vehicle in Kuala Lumpur that went over three years without road tax. How can a car owner forget about renewing their road tax and insurance for such an extended period?” Aedy Fadly said.
He added that the crackdown will continue in several states and will be expanded to Sabah and Sarawak soon. It is unacceptable that people can spend millions on luxury cars yet refuse to pay for road tax and insurance, which are crucial to protecting other road users. Driving without valid documents not only puts the drivers themselves at risk but also other road users as well, in the event of accidents,” he said.
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Country full of wannabe cheapskate lux car owners.
Shame those VVIPs,influencers…these people r a nuisance and danger to innocent roadusers.
Imagine,u have to go to court to sue them for banging your car.And the court case can drag,with no guarantee u menang,after spending a bomb in legal fees.
Jail these recalcitrant dudes also for at least 3 to 6 months,besides SITA their cars permanently.You return to them,they will do this stunt again.
Why being soft to these hardcore dudes?
Kerana mereka sangka JPJ tak pandai.. boleh outsmart kerajaan dgn mudah. For that JPJ be smart and resolute in your enforcement. They hv no respect for you so don’t let them get away!!!
Buat MALU aje, ada suit beli sport/luxury cars, tak ada duit bayar road taxes.
What a joke
A very good example of over taxation will. Cause many to avoid paying it.
It’s time the government to review the roadtax which is excessive while the road quality provided sometime quite bad
the major savings is not from road tax but from insurance, as the annual premium assuming 0% NCB would be 5 digits.
One of it VVIP son try use his father power to release the car….
Reveal their identities! Let them know your law enforcement is not a joke.
finally JPJ has the spine to clean up the roads. why didnt hear plainbs praise Loke ?
It’s time the government to review the roadtax which is excessive while the road quality provided sometime quite bad