Luxury car owners can’t use RM300 exploit to skip road tax, says transport minister

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Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke clarified that seized vehicle owners must renew their road tax before retrieval, despite some luxury car owners opting to pay the RM300 fine instead. Loke emphasized that the fine doesn't exempt them from road tax renewal. The Road Safety Expert Association highlighted wealthy drivers exploiting the outdated Road Transport Act, treating the fine as a routine payment rather than a deterrent.