Not eligible for motorcycle licence upgrade? Check your summons, says JPJ

BANGI: Holders of motorcycle licence Class B1/B2 need to clear any outstanding summonses and blacklist issues before they can qualify for the Special Transition Programme to Class B licence, says the Road Transport Department (JPJ).

Its director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, said licence holders must first clear any outstanding summonses to be approved for the transition programme.

"I want to remind the public that if they find their licence is over 10 years old but are not eligible, they should check for any outstanding summons.

"This is because they need to settle these fines first before the system can update their status to eligible," he told reporters after completing a special operation on commercial vehicles here today.

Aedy Fadly said these involved summonses from the JPJ and the police.

"Summonses involving JPJ and police need to be settled first, along with any blacklist, before the system will change the status to eligible," he stressed.

A total of 3,328,603 motorcycle licence holders are eligible for the programme from Class B1 and B2 to Class B.

According to the JPJ, this comprises 9,307,986 B2 licence holders and 11,858 B1 licence holders.


The programme will cost RM160, and applicants will need to pass a two-hour transition and adaptation course at a driving institute.

B1 class licences are for motorcycles not exceeding 500cc while B2 class licences are for motorcycles not exceeding 250cc.

The B-class driving licences are for motorcycles above 500cc.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke had announced earlier that the programme is available to B1 and B2 licence holders with over 10 years of experience and who wish to upgrade to a full B licence for riding high-powered motorcycles, provided that they meet specific conditions.

“The applicanst must be clear of any blacklist, outstanding summonses, transaction restrictions, serious criminal convictions, or pending issues under the Road Transport Act 1987," he said.

In the operation against errant commercial vehicle drivers, JPJ said it has issued almost 9,000 summonses against 32,178 such vehicles. The operation was carried out across the country over three days since Tuesday.

Bernama reported Aedy Fadly saying the operation was carried out to detect commercial vehicles for violations, especially those exceeding the load capacity, following recent cases of fatal accidents involving cargo-laden lorries.

He said it was also held to ensure that drivers or owners of commercial vehicles comply with the rules, including the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), the Rules and Regulations under it, and the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board Act 1987 (Act 334).