JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) took stern action against 96 public service vehicles (PSV) through special operations in the state from Dec 15 until last Saturday.
Its director, Razali Wagiman, said all the vehicles involved were among the 630 vehicles inspected by 120 JPJ personnel throughout the operation, which covered express buses, tour buses, factory buses, intercity buses, taxis, rental cars, e-hailing vehicles, school buses and tourist buses.
“Besides inspecting vehicles at bus stations in the state, JPJ personnel also went undercover as passengers on express buses, intercity buses and factory buses to ensure the safety of the public.
“The officers will also disguise as factory bus passengers at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex, ” he told reporters at Larkin Sentral Terminal here yesterday.
Razali said JPJ recorded 137 offences by 96 vehicles, of which 29 summonses were for driving without a valid licence, 28 for not having PSV licence, 11 for using expired driving licences, and one for breaking traffic light regulations.
“During our undercover assignments at BSI, we detected five factory buses ferrying passengers which included members of the public with a charge of RM2 from BSI to the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore.
“We found that the public passengers took factory buses because they want to reach Woodlands faster compared to intercity buses. Therefore, the factory bus drivers were taking advantage of it, ” he said.
According to Razali, special operations on public service vehicles would be held from time to time to raise road safety awareness.
