KUALA LUMPUR — A luxury vehicle belonging to a former national football player and motivational expert was among 1,814 vehicles seized by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) through the Special Operation for Luxury Vehicles (Op Luxury) nationwide.
JPJ Deputy Director-General (Planning and Operations) Datuk Jazmanie Shafawi said that of the total, 915 vehicles of various brands including Porsche and Lamborghini were detected and seized this year, while 899 vehicles were seized last year, including for failing to renew their Motor Vehicle Licenses (LKM).
He said the confiscation of the former national football player’s vehicle was carried out early yesterday morning following three offences, namely lack of insurance coverage and LKM and a driving licence that had expired since December last year.
“In the past five months, the former player has still failed to obtain insurance and a valid LKM for his vehicle,” he said at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (WPKL) JPJ Seized Depot here last night.
Also present was JPJ Enforcement Senior Director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan.
Jazmanie said the motivational expert’s vehicle, estimated to be worth more than RM500,000, was impounded on the Damansara-Puchong Highway due to the fact that the LKM expired by almost a month, there was no insurance and it was still displaying the old registration number even though the vehicle had had its number changed.
He stressed that failure to renew the LKM is a serious offence under the Road Transport Act 1987 and the JPJ will not compromise on imposing compound action and confiscation on the vehicles involved.
“The usual excuse given by vehicle owners is that they overlooked it, but this is unreasonable because the MyJPJ application will actually issue a warning notice when the vehicle license is about to expire,” he said.
Jazmanie said using a vehicle without a valid LKM poses a great risk to the owner and other road users because the vehicle is not covered by insurance in the event of an accident.
— BERNAMA
