Pay traffic fines by Dec 30, get 50% discount: Malaysia road transport department
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The discount is applicable to all summonses, except those not eligible for compounding, such as those that must be brought to court.
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Motorists with outstanding summonses in Malaysia can settle them at a 50 per cent discount from Nov 1 to Dec 30.
Mr Aedy Fadly Ramli, director-general of Malaysia’s Road Transport Department JPJ, announced the scheme at a special media conference held on Oct 26 night, reported news agency Bernama on Oct 27.
Mr Aedy said that the discount is applicable to all summonses, except those not eligible for compounding, such as those that must be brought to court.
The discount also does not apply to Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) summonses, investigation notices and stamped summons/notices, reported Bernama.
No discounts will be offered for JPJ and police summonses after Jan 1, 2026, added Mr Aedy.
Earlier in July, he said that the JPJ would automatically blacklist foreign motorists for unpaid Awas summonses from July 1, as reported by Malaysian news outlet The Star.
Mr Aedy said at the time that the blacklist will also apply to Singapore-registered vehicles via data obtained from Vehicle Entry Permit records, as quoted by The Star.
‘The less you delay, the less you pay’
Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke on Oct 22 announced a new approach to get traffic offenders to settle their summonses come Jan 1, 2026
For example, those who settle their summonses between one and 15 days will be given a 50 per cent discount, while a 33 per cent discount will be given to those who pay their summonses between 16 and 30 days, The Star reported.
The full compound amount will be imposed on those who settle their summonses between 31 days and 60 days, and a failure to settle the compound after 61 days will see offenders subjected to court proceedings, Mr Loke said.
An August 2024 report revealed that Singaporeans made up the largest group of foreign motorists with outstanding traffic fines in Malaysia, owing an estimated RM3.5 million (S$1 million).
Out of 51,128 outstanding traffic summonses involving motorists from Singapore, Brunei and Thailand from 1990 to June 2024, 35,011 were incurred by Singaporeans, reported Utusan Malaysia then.
Mr Aedy on Oct 26 urged those with outstanding summonses to take advantage of the discount offer by settling their fines at JPJ counters or through the available online and payment channels.
To check and settle traffic fines MyBayar PDRM MyEG website
Motorists can create accounts on the websites with their passport numbers and make payment online.
