KUALA LUMPUR — Motorists with long-overdue traffic summonses have been urged to clear them by the end of the year, or risk being blacklisted, facing court action, or even losing their Budi95 fuel subsidy.
Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli told The Star that there are 4.95 million unpaid JPJ summonses worth RM1.48 billion, while RM6.6 billion in police summonses remain unsettled.
Motorists who fail to pay up pending summonses can be barred from renewing their road tax or driving licence, which is tied to the petrol subsidy. This means motorists who ignore their traffic summonses stand to lose their Budi95 subsidy entitlement.
Both JPJ and the police have been offering discounts of between 50 and 70 per cent since November, but the amnesty period ends on December 311.
Aedy told the portal that between November 1 and last Monday, motorists had only settled 362,230 summonses worth RM47.85 million, which amounts to about seven per cent of the total. This leaves roughly 4.95 million summonses issued since 2010, unpaid.
“A sense of shared responsibility on the roads should be fostered to ensure the safety of all road users. Settling outstanding summonses reinforces adherence to established traffic laws. We must comply with traffic laws in efforts to build the ideal road safety culture,” he was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, Federal police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Yusri Hassan Basri said there’s been good response from motorists to the grace period since early last month, with a large number of them showing up daily to pay up.
He warned those who still refused to settle their fines by year’s end would be blacklisted and barred from renewing their road tax.
The police, he added, would await instructions from the Transport Ministry on the next course of action for motorists who miss the deadline.
The Transport Ministry recently announced a new “pay fast, pay less” structure that will take effect on January 1, 2026, introducing higher penalties for delayed payments.
Under the new system, fines paid within 15 days receive a 50 per cent rebate, while payments within 30 days qualify for a 33 per cent reduction.
No discounts apply after 30 days, and motorists who fail to pay within 60 days will be blacklisted and face court action.— December 9, 2025