The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has announced the opening of registration for Malaysians who still wish to obtain the remainder Putrajaya registration numbers series (FB, FC, FD & FE) as well as the MALAYSIA plates starting today (April 8).
Interested parties can log in to the MySIKAP portal, select the ‘Vehicles’ menu, and click on the ‘Vehicle Number Reservation’ option.
Next, select the ‘Special Registration Numbers’ menu to choose the desired number before making payment either by credit card or internet banking.
The ‘F’ registration numbers were first introduced on June 1, 2016, to replace the original PUTRAJAYA series which had reached the limit of 9,999 vehicles.
This was subsequently replaced with FA on July 22, 2017, followed by FB (May 16, 2018), FC (May 2, 2019), FD (April 12, 2021), and FE in April 2022.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 5,306 offence notices after inspecting 17,729 commercial and public service vehicles during a five-day Special Technical Raid Operation that concluded today, according to Bernama.
Transport Ministry (MoT) secretary-general Datuk Jana Santhiran Muniayan said the notices involved vehicle detentions, inspection orders and for questioning.
“Additionally, out of this total, action was taken against 1,787 vehicles, with 16 seized, 15 of which were commercial and a public service vehicle.
“JPJ is not out to find faults by issuing notices; we only aim to ensure road safety and optimal road conditions. Notices are not issued arbitrarily,” he told reporters during the Special Technical Raid Operation at the Seremban Southbound Rest and Service Area (RnR) today.
He said a recurring issue with commercial vehicles, such as lorries and trailers, is using unsuitable or retreaded tyres on the road.
He said this issue is a key operation focus, ensuring brakes and tyres are in proper condition. Vehicles will be stopped from continuing their journey if violations are found.
“During checks earlier, we observed several vehicles using retreaded tyres with the outer layer nearly peeling off. Suppose these come off while on the road, it could pose significant danger to road users. This is precisely the situation we aim to prevent,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jana Santhiran said that JPJ has deployed over 1,500 personnel nationwide to strengthen enforcement of trade-related offences, including overloading, technical issues, documentation and traffic violations, particularly during festive seasons.
“We have increased the number of personnel. Previously, it was fewer than 1,000 officers, but now we have deployed them to highways, urban roads, and other areas, especially during festive periods,” he said.
He also advised all heavy vehicle drivers to place cones or road barriers when their vehicles stop in emergency lanes due to breakdowns to signal other road users.
“Recently, there have been several accidents caused by lorry drivers failing to use cones or place them behind their vehicles to indicate an emergency stop. I hope everyone pays full attention to road safety regulations,” he said.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued summonses to 25 express and tour buses for not having a second driver for trips exceeding 300 kilometres (km) or four hours continuously during a special operation at three toll plazas in Penang.
JPJ said the operation started at 10 pm yesterday and ended at 7 am today, and was conducted at both sides of the Juru, Bukit Tambun and Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah toll plazas.
“JPJ also compounded an express bus as the driver had no driving licences as well as a container lorry as the driver was underaged,” the department said in a Facebook post today.
The department also took action against 23 buses for not having driver’s logbooks or not maintaining them and one for not having a tour guide.
The Road Transport Department (RTD) is replacing the ‘Automated Awareness Safety System’ (AwAS) cameras in phases at the gazetted locations, said its director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli.
RTD director-general in a statement today said the replacement of the AwAS camera is in line with the improvement of the existing AwAS camera system in line with the latest technological changes that use ‘Automated Number Plate Recognition’ (ANPR) technology to ensure that the camera operates better.
“This replacement involves the Redflex model cameras that need to be replaced due to major damage and no support from the principal,” said RTD.
He said the operation of AwAS cameras is also to ensure enforcement involving the offence of driving over the speed limit and failing to comply with traffic lights based on provisions under the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) in line with reducing the statistics of accidents and deaths due to road accidents.
Therefore, RTD calls and asks for the cooperation of all road users to take steps to comply with the laws that have been set and be tolerant with other road users for the priority of personal and family safety when on the road.
“This department is also always committed to ensure that the safety and well-being of road users is always maintained at the best possible level,” he said.
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