The Road Transport Department (JPJ) introduces a new Malaysian Driving Licence (LMM) with 10-year durability and anti-tamper technology.
Its director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, stated that the latest version of the card, which began distribution nationally yesterday, is now limited to two types of applicants: Malaysian citizens travelling overseas and non-citizens renewing their driver’s licences.
“We are aware that not all countries accept the MyJPJ app — Singapore has accepted it, but some other countries still do not accept digital driving licences.
“Therefore, travellers need to bring their physical driving licence along with the International Driving Permit (IDP), which can be applied for at JPJ, since each country has its own regulations,” he told at the press conference held at IM Intensif Sdn Bhd Adda Height here yesterday.
He stated that regular applicants who renewed their licences would only receive the digital form of the licence. He went on to say that the newly constructed LMM card was intended to avoid tampering and forgery and was built to last up to ten years.
In terms of design, the most recent LMM has a background image of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building and an abstract wave motif on the front, while the back includes the Istana Negara and an abstract flower motif.
“Printing of the LMM cards for the permitted categories is currently being conducted in phases at selected JPJ branches, allowing time for the transition from the previous version of the card to the latest one,” he said.
Aedy Fadly also reportedly stated that JPJ was gradually improving three aspects of licensing and operations at 248 driving schools countrywide.
He stated that the measure aimed to increase honesty, improve quality, and solve recurring concerns at the driving institutions.
“These three aspects include improvements to the guidelines for establishing new driving institutions, promoting the development of the eTesting system and the KPP01 Computer-Based Testing Centres at all driving institutions, and enhancing enforcement operations at IMs.
He stated that the revised requirements for establishing new driving schools were intended to provide adequate service provision in densely populated locations while also lowering the time it takes for candidates to finish their learning process.
“For instance, in Klang, Selangor, some candidates wait up to three months to complete their training, while at places like IM Intensif Sdn Bhd Adda Height here, the process only takes about a month.
“In today’s Special Driving Institution Enforcement Operation (Okim) in Johor, two driving institutions were found to have committed 80 offences, such as instructors handling more students than allowed, students learning without supervision, instructors teaching without a Driving Instructor Certificate (SPIM), instructors smoking during lessons, and failing to submit teaching records (SM4), among many other violations,” he said.
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