JPJ seizes 43 vehicles driven by foreign nationals

The Road Transport Department (JPJ) in Kuala Lumpur seized 43 vehicles driven by foreign nationals as part of "Operation Foreign Driver" (PeWA) conducted in Ampang. The operation, which ran from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., was a collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and followed a week of intelligence gathering.

According to JPJ Kuala Lumpur Director Hamidi Adam, the operation was initiated due to public complaints about foreign nationals driving without licenses in the area. During the operation, 83 vehicles were inspected, resulting in 199 summonses issued and 43 vehicles confiscated for various traffic and technical violations.

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Vehicle owners registered should not allow foreign nationals to drive their vehicles without a valid license or misuse the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) for business purposes because strict action will be taken against the owners.

The confiscated vehicles were driven by individuals from Myanmar (17), Indonesia (8), Bangladesh (7), Pakistan (7), and India (4). Notably, 12 of the seized vehicles belonged to Malaysian owners who had rented them out to foreigners. These included four three-wheeled vehicles and eight motorcycles.

Hamidi stressed that registered vehicle owners should not allow foreign nationals to drive their vehicles without valid licenses or misuse vehicle licenses for business purposes, as strict action would be taken against them. Investigations revealed that vehicles were typically rented to foreigners for RM400 to RM500 per month and used for businesses such as scrap metal, ice cream, bread, used goods, and selling live chickens. JPJ will take stern action against owners who allow unlicensed foreigners to use their vehicles for commercial purposes.

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The rental rate for vehicles to foreigners is usually between RM400 and RM500 per month, with the vehicles involved being used to run various businesses including scrap metal, ice cream, bread, used goods, and selling live chickens.