Unlawful taxi touts working on the Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Airport (KLIA) might face forfeiture of their automobiles beneath measures enforced by the highway transport division (JPJ), New Straits Instances has reported.
More durable motion is important to curb the exercise, notably for repeat offenders, mentioned JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan.
“These actions are a detrimental phenomenon that may tarnish the nation’s picture and have financial implications, particularly for the tourism and public transport sectors. It includes providing unauthorised ride-hailing companies, notably on the arrival halls of KLIA Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2),” he mentioned.
Unlawful touts cost increased fares in contrast with registered companies, and these ranged from RM80 to RM150 from the airport to Kuala Lumpur, with some reaching as excessive as RM850 in a case that was publicised final 12 months, in response to the report.
The highway transport division had forfeited a car belonging to a repeat offender final 12 months, and even stricter motion can be taken this 12 months, Muhammad Kifli mentioned. Autos concerned in unlawful touting have been forfeited beneath Part 227 of the Land Public Transport Act 2010, which can see offenders face prices beneath Part 205 and fines of as much as RM50,000, the report wrote.
A complete of 211 arrests have been made at KLIA final 12 months, comprised of 113 at Terminal 1 and 78 at Terminal 2. Of those, 189 arrests concerned personal automobiles, 19 concerned rental automobiles, and three arrests have been made with out involving automobiles. A complete of RM2.03 million in fines have been collected for the offence since 2023, in response to the JPJ senior enforcement director.
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