Prior reports by JPJ have shown that, with an estimated RM3.5 million, Singapore-registered cars comprise the largest group of foreign drivers in Malaysia with outstanding traffic summonses. Another issue that Malaysian authorities appear to be dealing with right now is vehicles from north of the Peninsular Malaysia border with pending summonses. There are still many Thai vehicles that have failed to pay outstanding summonses for various traffic violations. JPJ Perlis recently reported that some of these summonses date back several years. To identify and detain foreign-registered vehicles that violate the law, including those with pending summonses, JPJ has implemented Ops Tunggak in Malaysia-Thailand border areas. The special operation will focus on border areas in Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Kelantan. “JPJ will take action against foreign vehicles especially those from Thailand. We will stop foreign vehicles for inspection, and if found to have outstanding saman, the driver will be asked to pay up immediately before he can continue the journey,” JPJ’s senior director of enforcement Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said yesterday in Kota Bharu.
“JPJ wants to ensure that not only our citizens have to obey the rules, but foreigners also have to follow and pay summonses that are already issued,” he said, adding that Thai vehicles in particular are repeat offenders.
