ALL enforcement personnel from the police and Road Transport Department (JPJ) are equipped with sufficient devices to verify the validity of vehicle road tax, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said police and JPJ personnel no longer need to physically check the road tax sticker in vehicles.“Enforcement agencies can now verify whether a vehicle has a valid road tax simply by entering the number plate,” Loke said in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He noted that 13.7 million people have downloaded the MyJPJ app, while 10.7 million have registered for the JPJ e-ID.
“This means that at least 10 million individuals are actively using the MyJPJ app,” he said, adding that this supports the country’s digitalisation efforts.
Loke emphasised that the ministry remains committed to the digitalisation process.
“We will continue exploring other improvements so that this digitalisation process can continue and further enhance the efficiency of government departments,” he said.
The digital road tax system has been in effect since February last year. Loke said that sometime next year, the Transport Ministry may impose a fee on those who require a physical copy of their driving licence.
“We will announce an initiative for those who still want a physical licence. They may have to pay for the printing of the physical card,” said Loke.
However, he did not specify the cost that would be imposed on the physical driving licence.
