The road transport department (JPJ) and the ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN) will be meeting next week to discuss the activities of “cosmetic agents” at Puspakom vehicle inspection centres, New Straits Times has reported.
The ‘cosmetic agents’ have been said to offer rental tyres to owners of commercial vehicles in order for the vehicles to pass Puspakom inspections, and KPDN director-general of enforcement Datuk Azman Adam said that he was contacted by JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli regarding the matter.
“Let us discuss with [JPJ] first, then we can issue a statement. We haven’t had the discussion yet and don’t know the outcome of it. The discussion will be held this week (next week),” Azman was quoted as saying.
He contacted me yesterday, and once the discussion is completed, I’ll be able to provide more information. We will discuss and look into which areas of jurisdiction can be further examined, that’s what we need to look into in detail,” he said.
The road transport department plans to collaborate with KPDN in addressing the issue, Aedy Fadly said. “We will discuss and look into which areas of jurisdiction can be further examined, that’s what we need to look into in detail. However, [JPJ] has no authority to enter these premises, so we will discuss this with the ministry,” he said in an earlier report.
At the end of last month, Puspakom CEO Mahmood Razak Bahman said that the inspection company has no power to act against owners of commercial vehicles who rent tyres from “cosmetic agents” so their vehicles can pass inspections at its centres.
However, he condemned such services as being irresponsible and harmful towards road users. “Commercial vehicle users must be transparent during inspections and be aware that renting tyres can threaten the safety of all road users,” he said.
Services offered by ‘cosmetic agents’ such as the changing of components – such as tyres – to new ones in good condition simply to pass Puspakom inspections came under the spotlight after a multiple-vehicle incident in Alor Gajah resulted in seven lives lost, stemming from a tyre that had detached from a lorry trailer.
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