Malaysian car owners will no longer be allowed to drive around with fancy license plates and dark window tints that do not meet the terms of the regulation imposed. In fact, vehicle owners are given a month to remedy the situation before the police step in. By June 15, those who do not comply with the regulation will face a fine of RM300 when stopped by police.
According to Federal Traffic Police chief Senior Asst Comm, Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff, “Due to security reasons, we have decided to give an ultimatum to these vehicle owners to revert to legal tinting and licence plates.”
Fuad said that there have been many instances where victims of snatch theft had difficulties in identifying registration numbers of the getaway vehicles as they were just too small, too tightly spaced or had fancy lettering.
“Under Rule 6(1) of the Motor Vehicle (Registration and Licensing) Rules 1959, the licence plate must be placed in an upright position and must be in accordance to specifications,” he said.
For window tints, Rule 5(1) and Rule 5(3) of Motor Vehicle (Prohibition of Certain Types of Glass) Rules 1991 stipulates that the minimum light transmission level of the front windshield is 70%, while windows and the rear windshield must allow at least 50% of light to pass through.
Also, those who installed unauthorised strobe or flashing lights must dismantle them, unless they have permission from the Road Transport Department director general. For this, vehicle owners have till the 1st of June to remove them. If caught, they will face a fine of RM300.
Story and Quote from: The Star Online
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