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The Sun
08-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
JPJ seizes 10 luxury cars for expired road tax, insurance
SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 10 luxury vehicles, including a Porsche Taycan, Toyota Alphard and Mini Cooper Countryman, following the owners' failure to renew their road tax and insurance from January until early this month. State JPJ director Hanif Yusabra Yusof said some of the cars, worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit, had not had their road tax and insurance renewed for almost two years. 'Among the owners are businesspeople. If they comply with all the regulations, the vehicles will be returned. The excuse given was that they 'forgot' to renew the road tax and insurance. 'Such excuses are unacceptable. All the vehicles have been sent to the state JPJ depot for further investigation under the Road Transport Act 1987 and relevant regulations,' he told reporters here today. According to him, the main offences that led to the seizure were under Section 23(1), Section 26(1) and Section 90(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. He said such behaviour posed a serious risk to public well-being, as victims of accidents involving uninsured vehicles would face problems regarding claims for compensation and damage. 'If we can afford to own a vehicle, we must take responsibility for its insurance and road tax. We cannot be negligent,' he said. He added that based on state JPJ enforcement records from January to July, there were 10,435 offences related to the Motor Vehicle Licence and 7,891 cases involving lack of insurance. - Bernama
The Sun
08-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
JPJ seizes 10 luxury cars in Negeri Sembilan for expired road tax, insurance
SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 10 luxury vehicles, including a Porsche Taycan, Toyota Alphard and Mini Cooper Countryman, following the owners' failure to renew their road tax and insurance from January until early this month. State JPJ director Hanif Yusabra Yusof said some of the cars, worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit, had not had their road tax and insurance renewed for almost two years. 'Among the owners are businesspeople. If they comply with all the regulations, the vehicles will be returned. The excuse given was that they 'forgot' to renew the road tax and insurance. 'Such excuses are unacceptable. All the vehicles have been sent to the state JPJ depot for further investigation under the Road Transport Act 1987 and relevant regulations,' he told reporters here today. According to him, the main offences that led to the seizure were under Section 23(1), Section 26(1) and Section 90(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. He said such behaviour posed a serious risk to public well-being, as victims of accidents involving uninsured vehicles would face problems regarding claims for compensation and damage. 'If we can afford to own a vehicle, we must take responsibility for its insurance and road tax. We cannot be negligent,' he said. He added that based on state JPJ enforcement records from January to July, there were 10,435 offences related to the Motor Vehicle Licence and 7,891 cases involving lack of insurance. - Bernama
Borneo Post
08-08-2025
- Automotive
- Borneo Post
JPJ seizes 10 luxury cars in Negeri Sembilan for expired road tax, insurance
State JPJ director Hanif Yusabra Yusof said some of the cars, worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit, had not had their road tax and insurance renewed for almost two years. — Malay Mail photo SEREMBAN (Aug 8): The Negeri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 10 luxury vehicles, including a Porsche Taycan, Toyota Alphard and Mini Cooper Countryman, following the owners' failure to renew their road tax and insurance from January until early this month. State JPJ director Hanif Yusabra Yusof said some of the cars, worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit, had not had their road tax and insurance renewed for almost two years. 'Among the owners are businesspeople. If they comply with all the regulations, the vehicles will be returned. The excuse given was that they 'forgot' to renew the road tax and insurance. 'Such excuses are unacceptable. All the vehicles have been sent to the state JPJ depot for further investigation under the Road Transport Act 1987 and relevant regulations,' he told reporters here today. According to him, the main offences that led to the seizure were under Section 23(1), Section 26(1) and Section 90(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. He said such behaviour posed a serious risk to public well-being, as victims of accidents involving uninsured vehicles would face problems regarding claims for compensation and damage. 'If we can afford to own a vehicle, we must take responsibility for its insurance and road tax. We cannot be negligent,' he said. He added that based on state JPJ enforcement records from January to July, there were 10,435 offences related to the Motor Vehicle Licence and 7,891 cases involving lack of insurance. – Bernama lead luxury vehicles road tax Road Transport Department
New Straits Times
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
RTD to enforce new wiring safety guideline for motor vehicles, starting 2026
PORT KLANG: A new safety directive for additional electrical wiring in motor vehicles will take effect on Jan 1, 2026, the Road Transport Department (RTD) announced. Director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, said that approximately 65,000 buses – including express and tour buses – will be subject to the mandatory implementation. This follows the tragic incident involving a teenager who was electrocuted while charging his mobile phone using a socket on an express bus at the Penang Sentral terminal on Nov 1, 2024. Investigations revealed the cause to be faulty wiring. Aedy added that the directive – the Internal Work Sheet, or IWS(e) – is a mandatory internal document aimed at ensuring that additional electrical installations – such as sockets, air conditioning, or entertainment systems – exceeding 50 volts do not pose safety risks to vehicles or passengers. He announced the directive after touring the Pioneer Coachbuilders Sdn Bhd assembly plant at Kampung Telok Gong today. For vehicles registered before Jan 1, 2026, a one-year transition period will be given before full enforcement begins on Jan 1, 2027. Aedy said the IWS(e) focuses on three components: inspection of the installation, electrical safety (including grounding), and a functional test to ensure all equipment operate correctly. He added that the document must be prepared and certified under the supervision of an RTD-registered electrician who holds the appropriate qualification from the Energy Commission. "This step ensures all installations are performed professionally, safely, and in accordance with established standards," he said, warning that installations or modifications by unauthorised technicians are prohibited. Aedy said the implementation is not only regulatory in nature but was also a crucial technical improvement in the national automotive sector. The IWS(e) will be required during inspections at Motor Vehicle Inspection Centres (PPKM), including for locally built buses. These vehicles must also present a Certificate of Completion and Compliance (PPP) as proof of safe installation. "If existing wiring systems are still in use, owners must submit the IWS(e) during inspection to prove the installation was done safely and according to specification," he said. The certificate must be presented to Puspakom for verification during permit or Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM) renewals. "If the certificate is not available, the vehicle will not pass inspection," he said. Engagement sessions will be held with bus operators and coachbuilders to explain the process, documentation, and checklists required. Coachbuilders are encouraged to begin preparing the IWS(e) documentation ahead of the announced dates. "If preparations are complete, implementation can proceed immediately to support the early, phased rollout," he said.
The Star
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Sabah, S'wak JPJ kiosks offer road tax renewals
PUTRAJAYA: Motor Vehicle Licence (road tax) renewals for individual private vehicles can be carried out at Road Transport Department (JPJ) kiosks in Sabah and Sarawak starting today. JPJ, in a statement, said the renewal service will be available at 41 kiosks; 21 in Sabah and 20 in Sarawak. This service, however, applies only to private vehicles registered from 2020 onwards. 'For individual private vehicles registered before 2020, owners or their representatives must go to the JPJ counters for renewal,' it said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported. In addition, renewals can also be done via the MyJPJ app, mySIKAP JPJ portal, JPJ mobile counters, and JPJ strategic partners. Vehicle owners are also advised to ensure their motor insurance coverage is valid and active before renewing their road tax at JPJ kiosks as the system will automatically verify insurance details during the transaction.
