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THE Road Safety Expert Association (PPKJR) has called for the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987 to be reviewed, so stricter penalties can be introduced for luxury vehicle owners who drive without valid road tax and insurance.
In a report on an online portal, PPKJR founder and road safety and motorsports advisor Jamil Manan Supri explained that the current minimum fine of RM300 is too low to discourage offenders and has not been successful in reducing the number of offenses.
Therefore, stricter penalties would discourage luxury vehicle owners from breaking the law as they are willing to pay the RM300 fine just to keep them from driving without valid road tax and insurance.
Jamil has also stated that enforcement agencies may have limited resources and need to prioritise more urgent matters like commercial vehicle accidents and seatbelt enforcement. However, this issue also deserves attention as it affects the safety of other road users.
“The Road Transport Department (JPJ) needs to take proactive steps to detect and issue firm warnings to owners of luxury vehicles who violate the rules.
“Stern action must be taken so that drivers do not take road tax and insurance lightly, especially for high-powered luxury vehicles,” he said.
In an earlier report by another portal, the relatively low fines for committing these offences may be the reason some high-powered luxury car owners chose not to renew these documents.
This was highlighted by senior lawyer Muhammad Hasif Hasan who shared an incident involving a business founder who owned a luxury vehicle and was willing to go to court to settle a summons for driving without valid road tax and insurance.
Jamil noted that this issue is not new and warned that it should not be taken lightly by vehicle owners.
He stressed that such negligence can seriously affect accident victims, especially those who are unable to file insurance claims as a result. — TMR
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