In accordance with a report by Named the street transport division (JPJ) will confiscate autos owned by firms and licensed operators that make use of foreigners to drive industrial autos, efficient August 7, 2025.
JPJ senior director of enforcement Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan stated primarily based on present rules, foreigners usually are not allowed to carry vocational licences similar to a public service automobile (PSV) licence or items driving licence (GDL). He famous that motion can be taken towards lorries, public service autos (PSVs) and tour buses that use overseas drivers.
“On this case, enforcement motion could be taken in response to Sections 22, 41, 57 of the Land Public Transport Act (APAD) 2010 for violating allow circumstances and Part 80 of APAD 2010, which is that officers can seize and take to courtroom to forfeit the industrial firm’s automobile if discovered responsible,” he stated.
Muhammad Kifli added that there’s an growing development of firms and licensed operators using foreigners for round RM2,500 a month, in addition to drivers with repeated offences. Final month, the JPJ issued 2,733 summonses towards foreigners driving industrial autos, with the shortage of a GDL accounting for many instances at 2,551. That is adopted by 93 instances of not having a PSV and 89 instances of overloading.
“Licensed firms and operators within the transport business are urged to all the time adjust to the rules set and be certain that each worker employed has legitimate paperwork and {qualifications},” he suggested.
“Steady inspection and monitoring operations in collaboration with different enforcement companies and uncompromising agency motion can be taken towards any get together discovered to be violating any Act 333 of the Highway Transport Act 1987 (suspension or endorsement/penalty factors on driving licence), Act 715 of the APAD 2010 and different associated acts,” he added.
On a associated matter, the division found a overseas lorry driver who was utilizing a faux MyKad and pretend driving licence in an operation in Selayang not too long ago. “Additional checks discovered that the identification card and Competent Driving Licence (CDL) in addition to the Items Car Licence (GDL) had been all faux. This problem of cast paperwork is a critical offence,” stated Muhammad Kifli.
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