Dr Zaliha orders FT Ministry, JPJ to plug legal loopholes as abandoned vehicles pile up in KL, Putrajaya
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the action needed to be expedited following the high number of public complaints regarding abandoned vehicles in urban areas.
'In Kuala Lumpur alone, public complaints regarding abandoned vehicles reach over 2,500 cases every year. This is not a small number and should not be allowed to continue.
'However, we are faced with several legal constraints, including abandoned vehicles on private premises that cannot be towed to the local authority (PBT) depot as well as vehicles that have been at the depot for a long time but have not yet been disposed of due to legal obstacles,' she said in a Facebook post yesterday.
Earlier, she visited Car Medic Sdn Bhd, a licensed automotive treatment centre that carries out the disposal of vehicles that have been declared written-off, to personally observe the implementation of a faster, more orderly and sustainable disposal process.
Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said observes the disposal of vehicles that have been declared written-of at Car Medic Sdn Bhd, a licensed automotive treatment centre. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Zaliha Mustafa
Dr Zaliha stressed that abandoned vehicles cannot continue to mar the city, hence a comprehensive solution needs to be jointly formulated by the relevant agencies.
She also encouraged owners who want to dispose of their vehicles voluntarily to visit a licensed automotive treatment centre.
'The process is simple and the owner will receive cash payment based on the condition of the vehicle,' she said. — Bernama
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