THE Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 915 luxury vehicles nationwide since the launch of Op Luxury on July 1, amid continued non-compliance by owners who have failed to renew their road tax despite owning high-value vehicles.
Senior Director of Enforcement Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said that while there has been an increase in road tax payments among luxury vehicle owners, a significant number remain in default. Vehicles seized under the operation include brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari and Rolls-Royce.
“Until yesterday (Saturday), a total of 915 luxury vehicles have been seized.
“Luxury vehicle owners, please renew your road tax immediately because you are on our radar. Whenever these vehicles are on the road, we will stop and seize them,” he said when speaking to reporters after a JPJ multi-agency operation along Jalan Ampang here on Sunday.
He said the most common excuses given by owners were forgetfulness and financial difficulties, arguments he described as unacceptable given the value of the vehicles involved.
“The price of each vehicle owned exceeds RM300,000, so is the cost of road tax really unaffordable?” he said.
Also present at the operation was Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Hamidi Adam.
Previously, Sinar Harian reported that JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli revealed that checks had uncovered the highest outstanding road tax arrears involving a Lamborghini Huracan, amounting to RM35,760, while an Audi A8 recorded arrears of RM21,710.
JPJ has also detained a luxury Audi TT that had not renewed its road tax since 2021 and detected another luxury vehicle, a BMW i7, displaying a fake registration number.
Aedy stressed that JPJ would further strengthen the operation and would no longer limit enforcement to issuing summonses, as had been the practice previously. He said strict action would be taken against the use of “fancy” and misleading registration numbers under Section 108 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Muhammad Kifli said JPJ had already taken enforcement action in such cases and sought the views of the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
“Vehicle owners using extreme ‘fancy’ numbers will be summoned under Section 108 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for displaying confusing registration numbers.
“We have brought the case to court and the minimum fine imposed is RM5,000 and can reach up to RM10,000. We have found that recently many motorcycles and cars are using extreme numbers to the extent that they confuse other enforcement agencies,” he said.
In a separate development, JPJ revealed that 4,762,238 summons notices worth RM1.42 billion remain unpaid, with the 50 per cent discount period set to end on December 30.
Muhammad Kifli said statistics as of December 27 showed that 702,606 summonses valued at RM93.5 million had been settled.
He urged road users with outstanding summonses to take advantage of the discount offer of up to 50 per cent.
“As advised by the Transport Minister, starting January 1 next year, all unpaid summonses will be blacklisted,” he said.
Earlier, Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that the rates and methods for compounding traffic summonses issued by JPJ and the Royal Malaysia Police would be standardised to ensure consistent enforcement of road laws.
Under the harmonised system, offenders who make payment within one to 15 days from the date of the notice will enjoy a 50 per cent reduction, a 33 per cent reduction for payments made between 16 and 30 days, the maximum rate for payments between 31 and 60 days, and court action and blacklisting after 61 days. - December 28, 2025
