Digital Road Tax, License Won’t Increase Congestion – PDRM

According to a digital excerpt of a Sinar Ahad article shown on the Polis DiRaja Malaysia (Royal Malaysia Police) Facebook page, the digitisation of vehicle road tax and driver's licences will not add to congestion at road blocks. The Bukit Aman traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) fully welcomes and supports the government's digital approach, according to JSPT Bukit Aman director Datuk Seri Mat Kasim Karim. This follows transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook's announcement on February 10, 2023 that Malaysians only need to show digital versions of their road tax and driver's licence on the JPJ mobile app via mobile phone.

As a result, Section 20 of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), which states that the LKM must be adhered to and displayed on the vehicle, will no longer be enforced for categories in phase one, which includes private vehicles, including motorcycles, for Malaysian citizens. "In the interim, we aim to give society a chance [to adapt] and [practise advocacy] before the Road Transport Department (JPJ) carries out 100% enforcement. I am also confident that roadblock checks will be unaffected. If there are any problems, detailed checks will be performed," the Bukit Aman JSPT director told Sinar Ahad.


In terms of assignments and enforcement, the police will always work with the JPJ, he added. According to the JSPT director, the mobile compound online payment system (MCOPS) devices will continue to enable enforcement through integration with the JPJ's MySikap system or QR code scanners for the verification of drivers' identification and vehicle licence plate numbers.