Puspakom will implement several measures to further expedite its operations, including banning multiple-slot bookings for inspection appointments under the same vehicle registration number.
Speaking at a press conference after visiting the Wangsa Maju Puspakom Centre on Tuesday (March 11), Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the move aims to prevent misuse or resale of appointment slots.
He added that the Transport Ministry has discussed with the Works Ministry and the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) the possibility of granting exemptions for certain heavy vehicles required to undergo inspections at Puspakom.
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Speaking at a press conference after visiting the Wangsa Maju Puspakom Centre on Tuesday (March 11), Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the move aims to prevent misuse or resale of appointment slots.
He added that the Transport Ministry has discussed with the Works Ministry and the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) the possibility of granting exemptions for certain heavy vehicles required to undergo inspections at Puspakom.
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00:00PUSPACOM no longer allows multiple slots for the same registration number.
00:13For example, if a vehicle with the registration number ABC123 has 4 slots, only 1 slot will be allowed.
00:23This step is taken to avoid misuse by middlemen or runners who are found to be selling slots to other parties for excessive profits.
00:34I also had a driver who made a direct complaint to me.
00:41He said, if it fails, he wants to make a second registration number.
00:45Wait for a long time.
00:47Why is that? Because there are people who misuse the registration number system.
00:53They make several slots, even though they are useless.
00:56Because they know that if they fail the first time, they can get a second slot.
01:01But they may make up to 2 or 3 slots.
01:03And they know that many people are waiting for a long time.
01:05So if they get the slot, they are useless, they sell the slot.
01:10The slot becomes a commodity.
01:12It becomes a selling item.
01:14And they get profits.
01:16So that's why many people don't get their slots to come and do an inspection.
01:25And those who come, if they come by walk-in,
01:29those who come in a hurry to get the slot,
01:32they have to pay a high price.
01:35Maybe hundreds of ringgit for 1 slot.
01:37So that's what we get, that a weakness in the system,
01:42and Puspakom has decided not to allow the same vehicle to make double slots on the same day.
01:51If they fail, they have to queue up again.
01:54To make sure that more people get their slots.
01:58Puspakom will also improve the inspection system by freezing the original inspection slots.
02:03In case it doesn't meet other requirements.
02:06These steps are taken to prevent the original slots from being misused or sold to other parties.
02:12It's the same as we said,
02:14if the slots have been placed, but they don't come.
02:18The slots will be frozen.
02:20For 1 hour.
02:211 hour.
02:22And after that, it will be opened to other people.
02:24So that they can't move.
02:26If sometimes they want to get the slots,
02:29they think that other people want to buy it,
02:31they will continue to sell the slots.
02:33So that's not allowed anymore.
02:35All Puspakom branches, except Langkawi and Pekan,
02:38will operate for 12 hours a day.
02:41Throughout March 2025.
02:43This adds 4 hours a day to the operating time.
02:48Puspakom will operate on Saturdays throughout March,
02:50in all Puspakom branches, except Langkawi and Pekan.
02:53The arrangement of heavy vehicle movement restrictions at the peak,
02:57starting on 19th February,
02:59as announced by the Malaysian Embassy,
03:02on the chosen Eid al-Adha,
03:04there will be restrictions for heavy vehicles
03:06that have made checkpoints at Puspakom during the restrictions.
03:10I am informed that heavy vehicles that have made checkpoints at Puspakom
03:14will start to gather at the checkpoints much earlier than the time of checkpoints.
03:18Because their vehicles cannot be on the Eid al-Adha,
03:22from 6.30am to 9.30am,
03:24and 4.30pm to 7.30pm.
03:27Contributing to difficulties at the checkpoints.
03:30In connection with that,
03:32the Ministry of Transport has discussed with the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Transport
03:36to consider the provision of clearance to heavy vehicles that need to be inspected at Puspakom.
03:42Vehicles involved may need to show proof of inspection at Puspakom
03:48to the relevant authorities.
03:50In any case, the Ministry of Transport advises the owners of commercial vehicles
03:54to plan their journeys and use alternative routes suggested by the Ministry of Transport
03:58at the time of the checkpoints.
04:00This means that
04:02even though there are roadbans on several highways,
04:05including the highway that leads to Puspakom,
04:11this means that if they have a place to stay,
04:15they can use the route.
04:17If it is stopped by the authorities,
04:20either by the police or by the GBJ,
04:23they only need to show the slip.
04:25Proof that they came for inspection.
04:27Then, that will be excluded from the inspection.
04:31The inspection time for vehicles is from 14 days to 30 days.
04:36At present,
04:37vehicles can undergo a temporary inspection at Puspakom
04:41as early as 14 days before the end of the LKM.
04:45In this regard,
04:46the Ministry of Transport has decided to extend this time to 30 days
04:50before the end of the LKM.
04:52This improvement aims to facilitate the owners of vehicles
04:56to plan the time for the temporary inspection
04:59as well as obtain a place to stay in Puspakom earlier.
05:03With this implementation,
05:05commercial vehicles can undergo an inspection within 30 days
05:08before the end of the LKM
05:11without violating the LKM route.
05:14The LKM time that will come
05:16will still be calculated based on the end of the previous LKM time
05:20even though the inspection was carried out earlier.
05:23The Ministry of Transport recommends commercial vehicles
05:26to take the opportunity to undergo an early inspection
05:29up to 30 days
05:30in order to avoid difficulties in obtaining an inspection slot.
05:34This action will not affect the LKM start time
05:37and will not cause damage to the owners of vehicles.
05:40This is another improvement.
05:42We start the date,
05:44which means 30 days before the end of the road tax break
05:47for 6 months.
05:50They can come and do the inspection.
05:53If they pass,
05:55they will have a 7-month break and will not lose money.
05:59In the past, many complained
06:01that there were no incentives
06:04if they came early.
06:06They waited until the last day.
06:08Maybe tomorrow when the road tax is over,
06:10they can do the inspection today.
06:12Now, we start early.
06:14But the road tax will not be lost.
06:16We will still use the start time.
06:21This is like renewing your passport.
06:25If you renew your passport early,
06:27it will not be easier to renew.
06:33It will be easier to withdraw your passport.
06:36It's the same concept.
06:38So, we allow up to 30 days
06:40so that the owners of vehicles can plan earlier.
06:44If they need to do the second test,
06:46they still have time.
06:48So that the road tax can still run
06:50if they need to do the second test.
06:52So, this is an improvement that we have decided.
06:56We hope that these steps
06:58can reduce the inconvenience
07:00in the vehicle inspection centers
07:02in the near future.