JPJ has issued 500,000 traffic summonses to foreign drivers since 2023, with a maximum combined value of RM150 million, under Op Pemandu Warga Asing (Op PeWA). The figure is based on the maximum RM300 per summons, with offences including driving without a valid licence, road tax or insurance.
JPJ senior director of enforcement Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the department adopted a tougher approach in July this year, with vehicles driven by foreign nationals found breaching regulations subject to immediate seizure. Kifli added vehicle owners and drivers may also face court action.
“From July this year, we have changed our approach. The case has to be settled in court and if it is not resolved, the vehicle will not be allowed on the road,” he said in a PodX Utusan Malaysia podcast.
Kifli said Op PeWA covers both tourists and foreign workers, some of whom drive without proper training or necessary licences. JPJ also found foreign nationals using motorcycles to transport scrap metal and used goods, while some were driving without a licence or Goods Driving Licence (GDL).
The department identified hotspots in Kedah, Kelantan, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak, and state JPJ offices have been instructed to inspect every foreign driver detained. Kifli also urged Malaysian vehicle owners not to rent or lend their vehicles to foreign nationals who do not meet the necessary requirements while cases involving immigration offences, including having no valid permit or overstaying, will be referred to the Immigration Department.
And guess they learn very well from Malaysian also eleh saman saja wait accumulate untuk few thousand first then bye bye.
Kalau tak bayar tak guna juga.
Buat macam siam, terus wajib kena bayar disitu juga.
Ramai-ramai dibawa ke balai untuk selesaikan saman.
How to recoup this amount from foreign vehicles ? can immigration or border security, make sure these vehicles pay their summons before leaving the country ? can police and JPJ work with immigration and border security share info and make sure foreign vehicle with outstanding summons are not allowed to leave the country until it is paid…
Why r we so lenient to foreigners?
Just SITA all these offending vehicles until the hakim send them to jail,if need be.Then these morons will rot together with their vehicles.
Not allowed on the road..follow the British car TOP GEAR wizard..hoist the car 100 feet n drop it freefall to test gravity.
Anthony Look,pls implement this b4 Ajibkor reaches his Jln Duta bungalow.Resign with style.
We are lenient with ourselves also what. Until enforcement is equally applied whether foreigner or local, moto or kereta, VIP or pipit, this nonsense will continue.
Out of the 150 million, how many paid?
Issued is not used….
Pls share how much is collected, that’s important….
Don’t shiok sendiri lah
Just fire transport minister too. Useless makan gaji buta, he thinks his job is just to saman foreign drivers!