Minister acknowledges failure of the Kejara system, plans major overhaul

Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke, has acknowledged that the Demerit Points System for Traffic Offenses (Kejara), implemented since April 2017, is a failed and ineffective system, according to Bernama.

According to him, the current system only applies demerit points after traffic offenders have paid their fines or have been prosecuted in court, rather than starting when they receive the notice of the offense.

As a result, he announced that the Kejara system will undergo a significant overhaul soon.

“As the Minister of Transport, I admit that this Kejara system has failed because we have taken the wrong approach.

“That is why I say this system really needs to be restructured, and the ministry is exploring a new approach that will be implemented,” he stated at a press conference following the implementation ceremony for the Speed Limitation Device (SLD) for commercial vehicles at Scania (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd last week.

The Kejara system is a procedure for awarding demerit points to motor vehicle drivers who commit scheduled offenses under the Road Transport Act 1987 and its associated regulations.

Twenty offenses identified as potentially leading to serious accidents or fatalities, and that endanger other road users, are included in the list of offenses under the demerit point system.