More than RM806.9 million in unpaid JPJ fines since 2010; motorists with unpaid fines may face restrictions

More than six million fines issued by the road transport department (JPJ) with an estimated value of RM806.9 million have remained unpaid from 2010 until October 2024 due to motorists who have not settled payment for their fines, reported New Straits Times.

The fines issued were for traffic offences including speeding, running red lights and disobeying traffic rules, which were the main contributors to the growing number of fines issued, according to the report. The largest sum for outstanding fines was recorded last year at RM286 million, compared to RM203 million in 2023, RM87 million in 2022, RM30 million in 2021 and RM9 million in 2020.

During this period, the JPJ issued more than 26 million fines for various offences, with 15 million fines settled and generating over RM2.3 billion in revenue, NST reported.

Restrictions can be imposed on motorists with outstanding fines and are reluctant to settle them, such as disallowing the renewal of driving licences or vehicle road tax, said JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli.

These measures are among those that the JPJ can take against the public for failing to resolve outstanding fines, while the JPJ has been actively educating the public on settling outstanding fines, the JPJ director-general said.

The road transport department plans to introduce new features to the MyJPJ mobile app to notify users about payment of fines, as the public currently do not receive these messages through the app, Aedy Fadly said, who also said that the public should take advantage of the special discount on fines, as announced by transport minister Anthony Loke.

“We are offering a special fine discount of RM150 for three categories of fines under Section 53A of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), including fines from the Automated Awareness Safety System (AwAS) cameras, fines under Notice 114, and fines under Notice 115,” Aedy Fadly said.

“For these three categories of fines, the public is required to pay RM300. I urge Malaysians to take advantage of this opportunity, as it is a one-time offer. The JPJ has never provided such a reduction before,” he said, adding that the JPJ would take legal action if the public continues to refuse to pay the fines.

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