Proposal To Scrap Vehicles Older Than Ten Years Is Impractical In Malaysia! – FOMCA

The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) described the proposal to scrap vehicles older than ten years as impractical in Malaysia.

Its Deputy President, Mohd. Yusof Abdul Rahman, stated that the proposal was not appropriate to implement as long as access to the country's public transportation network was not yet comprehensive.

In an interview with BBC Portal, Yusof said the proposal is unworkable. cars are a necessity as long as the country's transportation network is not fully developed.

"We can dispose of vehicles over 10 years old like Singapore or Japan, but look at their public transportation network," he added.

Previously, a group of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) researchers proposed that vehicles in Malaysia have an age limit of no more than 10 years in order to balance the number of new and old vehicles on the road.

As a result, they proposed that any vehicle that had exceeded the prescribed period limit be disposed of so that it would no longer be on the road.

.Further, Mohd. Yusof stated that the government must ensure that the public transportation system throughout the country is accessible to all citizens, regardless of location.

“If public transport is comprehensive, there is no reason for the people not to use public transport, then only the policy of disposing of vehicles for more than 10 years can be implemented.

"Raising the vehicle tax is not a solution, in fact it only adds to the burden on the people who are already squeezed by the current economy. There are also families who only have an old car that has been paid off and cannot afford to buy a new car. This is all we have to take into account, ”he said.

He added that in the village areas, many owners still drive their old vehicles to the garden or farm.