Drivers have been sticking their road tax on car windscreens for generations.
FOR decades, Malaysian motorists have been accustomed to the familiar ritual of peeling off an old road tax sticker and carefully applying a new one to their windscreen.
But the digital age has been steadily transforming how we manage vehicle documentation, and another major change is on the horizon.
Will the Road Transport Department really stop issuing physical road tax stickers next month?
Verdict:
TRUE
The Road Transport Department will stop issuing physical road tax slips for Motor Vehicle Licences starting Feb 1, said Pos Malaysia in a post on its Facebook page.
With this change, all services related to printing road tax slips at Pos Malaysia kiosks and post offices will also be discontinued from the same date.
The move towards digital road tax began in February 2023 when JPJ first introduced the digital format as part of an initiative to phase out traditional stickers and paper slips.
Road tax details, along with driving licence information, are now stored digitally in the MyJPJ app and can be presented directly from a smartphone when required by enforcement officers.
Some motorists have welcomed the shift, particularly those who found physical stickers inconvenient due to wear and peeling over time.
However, a segment of users still prefers keeping a physical copy of their road tax for reference or peace of mind, despite the availability of the digital alternative.
For those users, Pos Malaysia said requests for physical road tax stickers can still be made at its offices until the end of January 2026.
Once the deadline passes, the option to print or issue physical road tax slips will no longer be available across all JPJ service channels, including MyEG and Puspakom.
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