Prolintas is actively cracking down on toll evaders – Proton X50 caught at AKLEH with RM57.50 owed

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

The corporate added that a number of automobiles 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 in all probability learn tales or seen movies of automobiles tailgating automobiles in entrance of them actually carefully at toll plazas. That is to allow them to keep away from paying the toll charge by passing by earlier than the increase gate descends.

At present, toll evaders might be charged below Part 8 of the Federal Roads (Non-public Administration) Act 1984, which offers a wonderful of between RM2,000 and RM5,000 upon conviction. Nonetheless, this can require a toll concessionaire to take civil swimsuit motion in opposition to offenders.

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

Prolintas isn’t the one firm focusing on toll evaders. Final 12 months, the federal court docket upheld a call by the excessive court docket and court docket of attraction to permit PLUS Malaysia to get better RM518,369 in unpaid toll fares and a further value of RM100,000 from a logistic firm for toll evasion dedicated by its drivers involving 19 automobiles over a number of years.