Final week, it was reported that Puspakom would now not enable a number of slot bookings for a similar quantity plate in an try to weed out middlemen and ‘runners’ who’ve been discovered to promote inspection appointment slots for a revenue.
How a lot revenue, you ask? Properly, apparently to the tune of 200 occasions the unique worth for a slot, the New Straits Occasions reviews. Based on Puspakom CEO Mahmood Razak Bahman, these intermediaries are making almost RM750 in revenue by promoting a number of inspection appointment slots. “One appointment slot prices solely RM3.50, however some are promoting it for as much as RM750,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that one of many ways used was utilizing the identical chassis quantity however totally different automobile registration numbers to safe a number of appointment slots. “Investigations are nonetheless ongoing with the help of the highway transport division (JPJ). We’re wanting into who and why they’re doing this, and we are going to name within the concerned runners,” he mentioned.
In addition to now not permitting a number of slot bookings for a similar quantity plate, Puspakom mentioned that it’ll enhance on the reserving system by freezing the unique slot whether it is postponed to a different day. The transfer is to forestall the unique slot from being misused or bought to a different celebration.
In the meantime, JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli mentioned the division was looking for help from related companies just like the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Fee (MACC) to find out what actions may very well be taken towards the concerned runners.
He mentioned that JPJ was attempting to trace down the runners, however had no success thus far. “For now, regardless of all our efforts, we have now not been capable of contact them. So, we’re exploring different strategies to find them,” he mentioned.
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