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Thousands of luxury vehicle owners fail to renew licences, Porsches in the lead

JPJ reports 2,685 luxury vehicles nationwide with expired licences, while enforcement efforts under OpLuxury have also seen a surge in renewals and significant fines collected

Updated 8 months ago · Published on 20 Dec 2025 1:26PM

Thousands of luxury vehicle owners fail to renew licences, Porsches in the lead
OpLuxury has also recorded a substantial increase in licence renewals, with 12,921 luxury vehicles updated, generating total collections of RM34.47 million (File pic) - December 20, 2025

THE Road Transport Department (JPJ) has revealed that 2,685 owners of luxury vehicles nationwide have failed to renew their Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM), with Porsche recording the highest number of defaulters, signalling a troubling level of non-compliance among high-value car owners.

JPJ Senior Director Of Enforcement Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan stated the figures were recorded under OpLuxury, which monitored luxury vehicles between 1 January and 18 December 2025.

“Of the 2,685 luxury vehicles that failed to renew their LKM, Porsche accounted for the highest number with 1,887 vehicles, followed by Ferrari with 223, Lamborghini 195, Bentley 172, Maserati 88, Rolls-Royce 64, and Aston Martin 56,” he told reporters at the Sibu Bus Terminal.

He stressed that operating a vehicle without a valid LKM constitutes an offence under the Road Transport Act 1987.

“Vehicles without valid licences carry high risks as they are not covered by insurance, potentially resulting in serious financial and legal liabilities in the event of an accident,” he added.

OpLuxury has also recorded a substantial increase in licence renewals, with 12,921 luxury vehicles updated, generating total collections of RM34.47 million. “Porsche again led the renewals, with 10,142 vehicles contributing RM17.94 million,” Muhammad Kifli noted.

Since the implementation of OpLuxury in July 2025, JPJ has seized 855 luxury vehicles. Officials warned that the 2,685 non-compliant vehicles remain under strict surveillance and will be subject to seizure if licences are not renewed immediately.

The department also disclosed that 4.841 million JPJ summonses remain outstanding, with total arrears of RM1.45 billion.

“So far, 583,281 summonses have been settled under the government’s discount initiative, generating RM77.27 million in payments,” he said.

The government is offering a 50 per cent discount for JPJ summonses and a 70 per cent discount for police summonses until 30 December 2025.

The public has been urged to avoid leaving payments to the last minute to prevent congestion at counters and online platforms.

JPJ reminded vehicle owners that licence checks and renewals can be conducted via the MySikap portal and the MyJPJ app, reinforcing the department’s commitment to road safety.

Also present at the press briefing were Sarawak JPJ Director Norizan Jili and Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili. - December 20, 2025

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