With over 5.5 million summonses unpaid, minister urges motorists to clear dues before Dec 30 or face blacklisting
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 5.5 million outstanding summonses have yet to be settled by road users nationwide, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said the Road Transport Department (RTD) has recorded 5,538,038 unpaid summonses as of yesterday, comprising 1,387,384 automated awareness safety system (Awas) speed trap summonses, 3,685,164 offences under Code P22 and the remainder under Notices 114 and 115.
He urged the public to take advantage of the ongoing two-month amnesty period to clear their dues before stricter enforcement begins next year.
“To all road users, please take this opportunity to settle your outstanding summonses.
We are giving this grace period from now until Dec 30 before the new policy takes effect,” he said after officiating the Transport Ministry’s November monthly assembly and Cahaya Kasih Madani ceremony yesterday.
Loke said the amnesty period was introduced to help the public clear their records before the government’s new standardised compound rate system for traffic offences takes effect on Jan 1 next year.
Under the new system – called “the less you delay, the less you pay” and announced jointly with the Home Ministry last month – compound rates issued by RTD and the police will be harmonised.
“There will also be no more discounts on traffic summonses moving forward.
Starting next year, the amount payable will depend on how quickly the payment is made.”
Under this system, offenders who settle their summonses within 1 to 15 days will receive a 50% discount.
Those who make payment between 16 and 30 days will be entitled to a 33% discount, while the full compound amount will apply to payments made between 31 and 60 days.
Offenders who fail to settle their summonses after 61 days will face court proceedings.
Before the new structure is implemented, Loke said both RTD and the police are offering special amnesty periods to give the public time to settle their summonses.
“All outstanding RTD summonses will enjoy a 50% discount.
For example, if your compound is RM300, you only need to pay RM150 during this period.”
Loke warned that strict enforcement will follow once the grace period ends.
“After Jan 1 any unpaid summonses will be subject to court proceedings and vehicles involved will be blacklisted in the MySikap system.
Once blacklisted, vehicle owners will not be able to renew their road tax until all summonses are cleared.”
He clarified that blacklisting will depend on the type of offence.
“If the offence is vehicle-related – for example, speeding or running a red light – the vehicle will be blacklisted.
But if it’s driver-related, the licence holder may also be blacklisted.”
Addressing why RTD offered a 50% discount instead of the 70% previously given by the police, Loke said it was to maintain fairness.
“Since the start of this year, RTD has already enforced a 50% compound rate for Awas offences.
Giving a 70% discount now would be unfair to those who already paid earlier at 50%.
“So this standard 50% rate applies to all RTD summonses until Dec 30,” he added.
