Reckless motorists who belong to the “P” or Probationary class and those from the category of Competent Driver’s License (C.D.L.) can have their licenses revoked by the Road Transport Department. Nevertheless, the Demerit System or Sistem Kejara which is currently adopted by the J.P.J. seems to be unable to tackle the problem of punishing reckless [...]
On the 5th August 2010, the UMNO Youth Chief, Khairy Jamalludin, in his encounter with 14 bus and taxi operators, announced, “Saman ekor should be scrapped because it is unfair”. Immediately one day later, the Minister of Transport, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha however announced, “Scrapping saman ekor may invite corruption”. With such diverse opinions [...]
The Road Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha has kept his promise to the public. The minister has announced to the people, those with outstanding saman ekor and are currently blacklisted from paying their road taxes, renewing driving licenses and even transferring vehicles presently under their names can now be allowed to do so. [...]