The Malaysian government has launched the MyJPJ application to provide convenience for the public.
However, a Malaysian man recently complained that he was fined by traffic police for not displaying his electronic road tax.
It was reported that the man, Faiz Sulaiman, was driving a customer's car when he encountered a roadblock and was stopped by the traffic police.
The police asked him to show his road tax, and he truthfully answered that it was the customer's car, and the owner had not affixed the road tax sticker.
Then, the traffic police asked him to step aside, and Faiz thought that the police would be checking the road tax in their system, but he was surprised when the police issued him a summon.
Faiz was very confused and asked the traffic police, "Don't we no longer need to display road tax?"
The traffic police responded that if the physical road tax is not displayed, then the electronic road tax must be shown.
However, since it was a customer's car, Faiz could not log in to the customer's MyJPJ account.
The traffic police then said that he would have to request login details from the customer; otherwise, he would have to go to JPJ to handle the matter.
Faiz did not understand and posted this on Facebook, asking, "Why was I fined for not displaying road tax? What should people do if their phones are broken or if they don't have a smartphone?"
The answer to his questions is actually provided in the FAQs on MoT's website.
It clarifies that the digital road tax can be verified through the authorities' system, even if the driver cannot present it.
Additionally, when driving someone else's car, there is no legal requirement to show proof of road tax as the authorities can check the details through their system.
This incident sparked discussion on the internet, and luckily, law enforcement officials noticed Faiz's situation and confirmed that the traffic police had made a mistake.
The relevant law enforcement unit cancelled the summons and Faiz subsequent removed the post.
If you encounter a similar situation in the future, do not be afraid. Remember to communicate with the law enforcement officer and ask them to use the tool to check.