A total of 2 million road users are at risk of being blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for failing to pay outstanding summonses for various traffic offences.
Senior Director of JPJ Enforcement, Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan explained that the offences involved summonses for the Automatic Awareness Safety System (AWAS) (Summon 53A), Notice of Interview (114) and Notice of Post-it Summons/JPJ(P)23 (115).
Apart from being at risk of being blacklisted, the compound imposed will increase to RM300 and individuals will also face being given Road Offence Demerit Points (KEJARA).
Muhammad Kifli stated that summons holders are encouraged to pay a special compound of RM150 for all three offences, from early January to the end of December.
According to statistical reports from January until yesterday, more than 1.45 million AWAS summonses were issued, followed by 296,684 114 notices and 164,598 115 notices.
JPJ still gives road users the opportunity to settle outstanding summonses to avoid being blacklisted, even though some summonses were issued more than 15 years ago.
Among the locations that recorded the highest summonses for AWAS notices is the Menora Tunnel, Ipoh with a total that can reach up to 3,000 summonses per day.
The total summonses were recorded by two cameras, and most of them occurred during the festive season or school holidays on the north-south route.
The highest summonses were recorded in three states, namely Selangor, Perak and Johor, depending on the number of AWAS cameras installed in each state.
