Autos detected committing Toll evasion offences can be detained, Prolintas not too long ago introduced on its official Twitter web page. The freeway concessionaire mentioned yesterday that it’ll extra often conduct operations to catch irresponsible freeway customers committing such offences.

The corporate added that a number of autos have been detained on the Dato Keramat toll plaza on the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Freeway (AKLEH) final evening, together with a Proton X50 with a toll arrears of RM57.50. The motive force of the car paid the owed quantity on the spot.

Toll evasion is nothing new right here and also you’ve most likely learn tales or seen movies of vehicles tailgating autos in entrance of them actually intently at toll plazas. That is to allow them to keep away from paying the toll price by passing via earlier than the growth gate descends.

At the moment, Toll Evaders might be charged underneath Part 8 of the Federal Roads (Non-public Administration) Act 1984, which supplies a positive of between RM2,000 and RM5,000 upon conviction. Nevertheless, it will require a toll concessionaire to take civil swimsuit motion towards offenders.

With the multi-lane free move (MLFF) system set to be launched in 2025, which can see a barrier-free tolling system be utilised, the federal government is trying to implement a brand new regulation that may penalise toll evaders.

Prolintas isn’t the one firm concentrating on toll evaders. Final 12 months, the federal Court Docket upheld a choice by the excessive court docket and court docket of attraction to permit PLUS Malaysia to recuperate RM518,369 in unpaid toll fares and an extra price of RM100,000 from a logistic firm for toll evasion dedicated by its drivers involving 19 autos over a number of years.