Melaka JPJ seized 11 vehicles and issued 43 notices in Op PeWA, targeting foreign drivers without licences, expired road tax and no insurance.
MELAKA: The Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized 11 vehicles during an Operation on Foreign Drivers (Op PeWA) in Melaka Raya.
A total of 43 notices were issued for various offences during the operation to ensure compliance with the Road Transport Act 1987.
Melaka JPJ director Siti Zarina Mohd Yusop said the three main offences were driving without a licence, expired Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM), and no insurance cover.
“The foreign drivers who were subject to action involved individuals aged between 30 and 40, mostly working as contract workers,” she said.
They consisted of eight Indonesians and one each from Bangladesh, Syria and Myanmar.
Of the 55 vehicles inspected, nine motorcycles, one car and one pickup truck were seized.
Siti Zarina said vehicle owners are fully responsible and allowing foreigners to drive without a valid licence is a serious offence.
She also revealed comparative enforcement statistics for 2024 and 2025 showed an improving trend.
The number of cases decreased by 14.4% to 61,371 cases in 2025 compared to 71,707 cases in 2024.
Vehicle inspections increased by 64.6% to 401,272 vehicles in 2025 from 243,812 the previous year.
Notices issued also fell to 69,256 in 2025 from 74,703 in 2024, despite the rise in inspections.
Compound collection decreased slightly to RM4.66 million in 2025 from RM4.68 million in 2024.
Siti Zarina said vehicle licensing offences remained the highest recorded offence in 2025 with 26,210 cases.
