JPJ has seized 915 luxury vehicles for unpaid road tax since start of Ops Luxury – many yet to settle dues

The road transport department (JPJ) has revealed it seized 915 luxury vehicles, including those from brand such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, since the launch of Ops Luxury on July 1, 2025 – the figure is up from 855 vehicles from a prior report.

As reported by NST, JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said more luxury vehicles owners have begun paying for road tax since the operations began. However, there are still many that have yet to settle their dues, with some of the reasons given being forgetting to do so as well as financial difficulties.

“To date, a total of 915 luxury vehicles has been impounded. Luxury vehicle owners, please renew your road tax immediately, as these vehicles are on our radar,” he said, adding that vehicles that are in non-compliance can be stopped and impounded at any time. Kifli also pointed out that each seized vehicle is valued at over RM300,000, which raises questions as to why owners of such high-value cars failed to pay for road tax.

It was previously revealed by JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli that a Lamborghini Huracan was impounded for having the highest road tax arrears at RM35,760, followed by an Audi A8 with RM21,710 in outstanding dues. Other cases of non-compliance include a seized Audi TT that had not had its road tax renewed since 2021, while a BMW i7 was found to be using a fake registration number.

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