Higher discounts for paying traffic summonses early

KUALA LUMPUR: The government would standardise traffic offence compound rates under the principle of “the less you delay, the less you pay”, effective Jan 1, 2026.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Cabinet made the decision on Oct 17 to streamline the payment system for summonses issued by police under the Home Ministry and the Road Transport Department (RTD) under the Transport Ministry.

“This is because discount campaigns are unfair to those who act responsibly and pay early. Under this new principle, the sooner you settle, the less you pay,” said Loke.

Also present was Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Loke said motorists who pay their summonses within 15 days from the date of issue would receive a 50% discount.

“Those who pay between 16 and 30 days would get a 33% reduction while payments made between 31 and 60 days must be at the full rate,” he said.

Motorists who fail to pay after 61 days may face court action or be blacklisted.

“However, this incentive would not apply to non-compoundable or serious offences that endanger road users’ safety, such as driving without insurance or a valid licence, or using fake licences.”

He also announced that the RTD would continue offering a 50% reduction for summonses settled between Nov 1 and Dec 30.

Saifuddin said the Cabinet’s decision followed a joint proposal by the Home and Transport ministries to align the compound structures of both enforcement agencies.

“Early payments would enjoy higher discounts while late payments must be settled in full and could face legal action.”

He added that the new system would take effect on Jan 1, 2026, after observing that previous discount campaigns encouraged motorists to delay payment until the next offer.

“This system had unintended effects as many chose to wait for discounts before paying. So, the Cabinet decided to standardise the process completely starting next year.”

As a final opportunity, police would offer discounts of up to 70% from Nov 1 to Dec 30.

Saifuddin said since 2022, police have launched several traffic summons discount initiatives, collecting over RM640 million in payments.

Between 2022 and 2025, more than 5.4 million summonses were settled through discount schemes ranging between 30% and 60%.

“From January to September, 1.73 million summonses were paid, generating RM249 million,” he said, adding that total unpaid summonses currently amount to about RM6.6 billion.

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