The ministry of transport has moved to quell reports that outstanding road transport department (JPJ) summonses would cause users to be locked out of their Budi95 petrol subsidy. Based on an announcement released by minister Anthony Loke, unpaid fines and subsidy eligibility are based on two different mechanisms that operate individually; they will not be related to one another.
He insisted that Budi95 eligibility will proceed as is, whereby users will only have to be Malaysian residents with a sound MyKad and have an energetic driving licence. Note that this doesn’t mean the licence itself must be valid – users can pump subsidised RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre even with an expired licence, so long as it has lapsed for not more than three years.
That is in response to a now-deleted article from Malay Mail, which stated that motorists could lose their Budi95 subsidy in the event that they did not pay their outstanding summonses by December 31. It stated that since the subsidy eligibility is tied to having a sound driving licence, if a user is unable to renew their licence resulting from being blacklisted, they might be unable to get the fuel at a less expensive rate.
Obviously, the supply allowing users to have an expired licence up to a few years puts paid to that notion, as they may have loads of time to benefit from the subsidy until the amnesty period is up. Still, the ministry stressed that motorists should still abide by traffic laws to make sure the security of other road users.
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This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
