With the vary of counter providers at highway transport division (JPJ) places of work having been scaled down consistent with the second motion management order (MCO), the transport ministry has once more exempted the requirement to resume highway tax and driver licences which have expired, with the exemption interval being from February 1 to March 31.
The transfer is equivalent to that introduced in the course of the first MCO final yr, and which was in place from March 25 to September 30. As earlier than, licensed drivers should still function their motor automobiles on-road so long as the car has legitimate insurance coverage, transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong mentioned by way of an announcement.
He added that drivers are suggested to retain a duplicate of their car’s insurance coverage certificates (e-cover word) as proof, in case that is wanted for verification if requested by enforcement personnel.
Wee mentioned that each one highway tax (Lesen Kenderaan Motor, LKM) and competent driving licence (CDL) which have lapsed in the course of the timeframe must be renewed inside 30 days of the top of the exemption interval, which implies a completion of the mandatory by April 30.
Presently, JPJ counter providers which can be obtainable throughout MCO 2.0 embrace the renewal of highway tax for industrial automobiles, which embrace taxis, rental automobiles and e-hailing; and the renewal of driving license and vocational licenses (GDL, PSV) for industrial automobiles together with taxis and e-hailing.