Digitalisation of Malaysian road tax and driving licence

Today, the Transport Minister have announced the digitalisation of private vehicle road tax and driving licence..

This I feel is a damn overdue thing and needs to have been done long ago! But Anthony Loke made it happen.. 

Gone are the days of the stupid low quality roadtax stickers that either got permanently stuck on the windscreen or that they curl up and folded like keropok.. 

There is also no need to carry the physical licence card anymore..

I noticed this already automatically enabled in my mySikap JPJ login when I was checking my profile recently following a road accident last week.. I realised I already have the digital roadtax and digital licence, so it's all good.. 

No need for separate registration, you just need to register at the JPJ mySIKAP portal..

Once you register and on the portal, go to the login page. 

Next, go to KENDERAAN and then SENARAI KENDERAAN. Note this is only for the owners. If you are just a driver, you will not have anything to see. 

A list of your owned vehicles will be displayed here.. clicked on it, and this is your digital roadtax.. The QR code is for JPJ officers to scan..

For license, just go to LESEN MEMANDU tab and click on MAKLUMAT LESEN and then select LESEN MEMANDU KOMPETEN, your driving license will be displayed..

At writing time, the myJPJ app is sluggish and keep time out.. so I am unable to provide the screenshot, but if you do get it, these information in on your PROFIL tab at the bottom right corner, but you need to manually key in the number plate..

What do you think? 

Shame on Malaysia

Curious about what Malaysia is up to with foreign vehicles, particularly Singapore-registered vehicles, I read up the FAQ on the Malaysian Road Transport Department website https://vep.jpj.gov.my/ to learn a little bit more on the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP).. The website is aimed at foreigners, particularly Singaporeans, who seemed to master the English language pretty well..

Effective 1 October 2015, the VEP is applicable on all foreign vehicles (except motorcycles and diplomatic vehicles) entering Malaysia.. It is fixed at RM10 renewable every 5 years while at the same time, there is the Road Charge of RM20 per entry regardless of the duration of stay in Malaysia..

But as I read through the website, I cringed..

The glaring spelling, grammar and sentence construction mistakes cannot be ignored.. I may not be perfect in command of the language, but anyone reading the FAQ can spot them as easy as I did..

That's what you get when you don't prioritise English enough and keep on harping on making that one other language the "supreme" one, if you may say that, so much so that foreigners and Singaporeans reading this will have a good laugh at the poor state of English contained therein..

Can't said it any better, learning and improving English will not cause anyone to question you on your patriotism and the respect for the national language..

(In comparison, Malaysian vehicles get 10 free VEP days into Singapore, and ERP is capped at S$5 per day, regardless of the number of gantries passed. We are still subjected to the VEP after the 10 free days, and we still have to top up our Autopass for payment of toll on the Singapore side.. Every year upon the renewal of the road tax, we only need to update our Autopass at the Customs office.. As simple as that)..

If you are unsure about driving into Singapore, you can ask me - I drive to Singapore quite regularly..