The 50% discount offer for traffic offenders to settle their fines within two weeks has put a smile on many motorists...

Mixed reaction from motorists to rebate on summonses

PETALING JAYA: The 50% discount offer for traffic offenders to settle their fines within two weeks has put a smile on many motorists while some are fuming over being short-changed.

Those who ‘ayed’ the move felt that it was a way to increase the Government’s revenue, besides clearing the backlog of summonses.

Traffic offenders who have yet to pay are clearly the ones most delighted with the discount.

Time to pay up: A section of the crowd waiting to pay their traffic summonses at the George Town District Police Headquarters in Penang Wednesday. — H.N. LEONG / The Star

But for those who settled their fines promptly prior to the discount offer, there was huge disappointment as they felt it did not pay to be law-abiding.

In other developments:

> Bus Operators Association president Datuk Ashfar Ali, who is on the summons committee headed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan, stressed that this was just a one-off discount.

> Motorists crowded police stations in most cities nationwide to take advantage of the discount.