By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Dec 9: Motorists who ignore the year-end deadline to clear their traffic summonses risk blacklisting, court action, and even losing their Budi95 subsidy.
According to The Star, there are still 4.95 million unpaid Road Transport Department (JPJ) summonses worth RM1.48 billion, while nearly RM6.6 billion in outstanding police summonses remain unpaid.
Motorists who fail to pay up risk more than just being barred from renewing their driving licence or road tax; they may also face court action, as well as losing their Budi95 subsidy, as it is tied to their driving licence.
Since November, JPJ and the police have been offering discounts of 50 to 70 per cent to encourage settlement of long-overdue traffic fines until Dec 31.
Additionally, a new ‘pay fast, pay less’ system will take effect from Jan 1, 2026, which introduces higher penalties for those who delay payment.
JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said motorists had settled only 362,230 summonses worth RM47.85 million between Nov 1 and Dec 1—about seven per cent of the total—and added that 4.95 million summonses issued since 2010 remained unpaid.
He urged motorists to clear their fines before the deadline, warning that those who fail to do so would face blacklisting and court proceedings that would stop them from renewing their road tax and driving licence until payment is made.
Meanwhile, federal police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Yusri Hassan Basri said motorists had responded strongly to the grace period since early last month.
He said those who still refused to settle their fines by year-end would be blacklisted and barred from renewing their road tax, adding that the police would await further instructions from the Transport Ministry on the next steps for motorists who miss the deadline.
Motorists can settle their fines through the MyJPJ app, JPJ kiosks or by visiting JPJ offices. — DayakDaily
