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- Free Malaysia Today
S'gor govt-owned firm racks up over 22,000 unpaid traffic summonses
The outstanding summonses owed by KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd involves various serious road safety offences, including overloading, exceeding the speed limit and failing to possess a valid driver's licence and vehicle road tax. (Bernama pic)
PUTRAJAYA : KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd, a company wholly-owned by the Selangor government, has racked up 22,017 unpaid traffic summonses, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.
Loke said KDEB was among 11 companies listed as having more than 1,000 outstanding traffic summonses, while 17 express bus firms have more than 200.
Among bus companies, Cepat Ekspres Sdn Bhd has the most traffic summonses with 540.
The minister said these summonses involved various serious road safety offences, including overloading, exceeding the speed limit, and failing to possess a valid driver's licence and vehicle road tax.
The companies have been given two weeks from today to pay off the summonses.
'Failure to do so will be followed by stern enforcement action, including immediately blacklisting the vehicles involved.
'The ministry and road transport department (JPJ) will not tolerate those who fail to obey the law,' he said at a press conference here.
FMT has reached out to KDEB for comment.
Loke maintained that companies operating heavy vehicles must not take road safety lightly, citing the fatal Gerik bus crash that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris students earlier this month.
He also warned that the ministry would publicly name companies found negligent when it comes to road safety.
He also urged members of the public to continue sharing videos of traffic offences involving heavy vehicles so that the necessary action can be taken.
