DBKL aims to dispose of 1,200 abandoned vehicles this year; voluntary disposal programme for PPR areas

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) aims to dispose of 1,200 abandoned vehicles across the capital this year, reported FMT. The plan is being carried out with Carmedic, a firm that was appointed through open tender in February, according to Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Fadlun Mak Ujud.

Carmedic handles towing and removal operations, logistics and storage, sustainable disposal, and voluntary disposal programmes in DBKL public housing and strata areas, Fadlun said. “For now, we have appointed Carmedic for a period of three years. If there is a need, we may appoint additional companies,” he said.

From more than 9,600 complaints received between 2022 and 2025, more than 4,500 vehicles have been towed, and 768 vehicles so far have been disposed of this year, Fadlun said.

Meanwhile, DBKL has introduced a voluntary vehicle disposal programme specifically for public housing (PPR) areas, reported Malay Mail.

The scheme allows vehicle owners to surrender their abandoned vehicles for disposal based on their condition and category. “For the first three months, the programme focused on public housing areas in Kuala Lumpur, where 1,159 damaged or abandoned vehicles were recorded up to March 2026,”, Fadlun said.

If owners of these vehicles fail to act voluntarily, DBKL will proceed with mandatory towing and removal. Under the standard enforcement process, identified vehicles will undergo an initial inspection, and if a vehicle is found to be obstructing traffic or causing a public nuisance, a notice is issued requiring the owner to relocate it. Failure to comply results in the vehicle being towed to a DBKL depot, the report wrote.

Should the owner want to reclaim the towed vehicle, they will have to pay a fine of up to RM500, in addition to towing charges and daily storage fees.

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