IPOH: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) impounded 21 heavy vehicles for violating the driving ban on goods vehicles on Saturday (March 29) the first day the prohibition order was enforced.
JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the nationwide operation saw 62 heavy vehicles failing to comply with the restriction.
He said JPJ monitored goods vehicles in line with regulations announced earlier by the Transport Ministry.
"We issued 41 summonses and seized 21 vehicles as provided for under Section 59 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
"If the owner or driver fails to comply with Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic Rules (Driving Ban on Goods Vehicles) 2025, they will face a compound fine of RM300 or a court-imposed fine of up to RM2,000, or imprisonment of up to six months," he said at a press conference during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2025 Bus Monitoring and Inspection Operation at Terminal Amanjaya here on Saturday night.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke previously announced that the ban on heavy vehicle would be in effect for four days – on March 29 and 30 and on April 5 and 6.
Aedy Fadly also said JPJ issued 32,031 summonses over six days of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2025 operation, which began on March 24.
"We inspected 122,655 vehicles, with 15,217 of them subject to action for various offences.
"JPJ will not compromise with any vehicle owner or driver who fails to comply with regulations under the Road Transport Act 1987, the Land Public Transport Act 2010," he said. – Bernama
