Apparently, the 'no-discount' order came from the government!
Anyone out there who kena fine and your appeal was not entertained?
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13, 2010): Traffic offenders will no longer be given discounts on police summons fines beginning from Monday.
According to an internal directive issued to all traffic police divisions today, traffic offenders will have to pay the compound fines according to the computer generated summonses and appeals for discounts or waivers will no longer be entertained.
Although federal traffic police when contacted declined to comment on the internal circular, sources said the order came from the government after a series of discussions with police.
Traffic summons compound vary according to the seriousness of offences and range between RM30 and RM300 -- the maximum amount according to traffic laws.
"As from Monday, if you get summoned for speeding then you will have to pay the maximum of RM300 and not RM200 as in the past after appealing for a discount," said a senior traffic police officer who declined to be named.
"If you obstruct traffic, then the fine would be RM100 and that will no longer be lowered to RM70 as in the past" he said.
Federal traffic police chief SAC II Datuk Abdul Aziz Yusof was not reachable for comment.
Last month, a bill to increase the RM300 fine to RM1,000 was withdrawn in Parliament after various quarters opined that the proposal would burden the people especially those from the lower income bracket. -- theSun
Updated: 08:34PM Thu, 13 May 2010
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