5.5 MILLION JPJ SUMMONSES REMAIN UNPAID - LOKE

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- A total of 5.5 million Road Transport Department (JPJ) summonses for various traffic offences have yet to be settled, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

Loke urged those with outstanding summonses to take advantage of the 50 per cent discount offered by JPJ from  Nov 1 to Dec 30 to avoid court action or blacklisting of their Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM).

He said 3.68 million of the summonses involved offences under JPJ P(22), while 1.38 million were related to the Automated Awareness Safety System (AwAS).

“Starting Jan 1, cases requiring court action will proceed accordingly. Otherwise, the LKM will be blacklisted, preventing road tax renewal.

“If the offence involves the driver, the driving licence will also be blacklisted, although JPJ summonses usually relate to vehicle offences,” he told a press conference after the ministry’s monthly assembly and Deepavali celebration here today.

Commenting on the difference in discount rates between JPJ and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), which offers a 70 per cent discount, Loke said JPJ maintained the 50 per cent rate as it had already been applied to three categories of offences since early this year.

“Previously, we offered a 50 per cent discount for AwAS summonses, Investigation Notices (114), and Stamped Summons/JPJ(P)23 (115) Notices, so it would not be fair to those who have already paid,” he said.

Within the first four days of the current discount period (Nov 1-4), JPJ collected RM7.36 million from 56,156 summons payments.

Earlier, Loke and Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that JPJ and PDRM traffic summons rates and payment methods would be standardised to ensure uniform enforcement of traffic laws.

Under the new system, offenders who pay within one to 15 days of the notice date will receive a 50 per cent reduction, 33 per cent for payments within 16 to 30 days, and the maximum rate for payments between 31 and 60 days. After 61 days, court action and blacklisting will be imposed.

-- BERNAMA