Motorists listen up. Those of you who have licence plates and window tints that do not comply with regulations will have a month to revise this situation before police action is taken, reports the Star.
Federal Traffic Police chief Senior Asst. Comm. Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff said that they have noticed an increasing trend of violations in this area such as the usage of small alphabet fonts, narrow spaced fonts and even fancy italic 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.
Meanwhile 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.
“Robbery gangs are also using heavily tinted vehicles to avoid suspicion. Those who do not revert to the permitted tinting or licence plate specifications by June 15 could face a RM300 compound when stopped by police,” he said.
Apart from that, SAC Mohd Fuad urged vehicle owners who had installed unauthorised strobe or flashing lights without permission of the Road Transport Department director-general to dismantle them immediately.
“Anyone using them illegally is liable to a compound of RM300,” he said, adding that vehicle owners had until June 1 to remove them.
On another matter, unauthorised “marshalls” who direct traffic as they escort convoys especially car and motorbike clubs are actually breaking the law. “A traffic marshall can only direct, divert or stop traffic if he has permission from the police, and police personnel must be present when he is performing the act. Unfortunately, some have resorted to wearing jackets with the words ‘Marshall’ to perform the duties of the police,” he said.
SAC Mohd Fuad advised motorists to ignore these traffic marshalls if they were not accompanied by police personnel in the future.
Source: The Star Online
