JPJ seizes Toyota Fortuner utilizing one other automobile’s rear quantity plate and racking up 42 AWAS fines

The highway transport division (JPJ) has introduced {that a} standard motivational speaker has been detained after being caught utilizing a unique registration quantity on the rear of his Toyota Fortuner to evade AWAS digital camera detection.

Based on the division’s senior director of enforcement, Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, the 50-year-old man was caught utilizing a real PRF registration quantity on the entrance of his SUV, however had an almost an identical – and likewise real – RF plate quantity on the rear, omitting one letter to confuse the AWAS system.

He mentioned the person’s actions had resulted in 42 AWAS summonses totalling RM12,600 being being issued to the proprietor of the almost an identical registration quantity since September 2023.

The case was detected after the proprietor of the rear quantity plate from Perlis was blacklisted for a site visitors offence he didn’t commit, and proceeded to file a report on the matter, Named experiences. Investigations discovered that the quantity was getting used on one other automobile of the identical kind and mannequin, however a unique color.

Following additional investigation, the division, by its freeway patrol unit, detained the person on the North-South expressway close to the Behrang RSA at 9.30 pm final Saturday, together with the automobile concerned.

“The person concerned admitted to modifying the rear plate quantity to keep away from AWAS detection, and as such, all of the AWAS summonses will likely be transferred to his automobile,” Muhammad Kifli mentioned. He mentioned the case was being investigated below Part 108(3)(f) of the Street Transport Act 1987 for displaying a false registration quantity, with the seizure of the automobile being made below Part 64(1) of the identical act.

“If convicted, the proprietor might be fined not lower than RM5,000 and no more than RM20,000 or imprisoned for between one and 5 years, or each,” he mentioned.

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