SHAH ALAM: The most-used excuse by motorists found operating a vehicle without a driving licence was that they had forgotten to bring it with them, says the Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Selangor JPJ director Azrin Borhan said an operation was conducted on the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas) at 8.30pm on Thursday (Aug 7) and saw a total of 580 vehicles inspected and 252 compound notices issued over nearly five hours.
"of the 252 compound notices issued, 76 were for not having a valid driving licence, 51 for expired motor vehicle licences, 49 for vehicles with no insurance coverage, eight for not holding a goods driving licence, seven for failing to display registration numbers, five for missing reflectors and 10 for other technical offences.
"Some had not renewed their licences for two years, most of them motorcyclists," he told a press conference after observing the operation at the Kemuning Toll Plaza heading towards Shah Alam here on Thursday.
He added that 12 vehicles, eight motorcycles and four cars, were impounded during the operation.
Azrin said the integrated operation was carried out with the cooperation of the police, National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) and the highway concessionaire.
In the same operation, Petaling AADK arrested three local men, aged from 30 to 40, who tested positive for methamphetamine. – Bernama
