The Plan To Prohibit Cars Over 10 Years Old From Entering Jakarta Is Hampered By Law

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will prohibit cars over the age of 10 from passing in the city. This is stated in the Governor's Instruction Number 66 of 2019 concerning Air Quality Control.

In this regulation, Anies asked his staff to ensure that no private vehicles over 10 years old can operate in the DKI Jakarta area. This ban takes effect in 2025.

However, the plan to prohibit old cars from passing in Jakarta is hampered by a higher regulation, namely Law Number 22 Year 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, admitted that the Traffic and Road Transport (LLAJ) Law does not regulate the prohibition of 10-year-old motor vehicles from operating.

"In accordance with Law No. 22 2009, the age limit for private motorized vehicles has not been regulated", Syafrin told reporters, Wednesday, March 10.

This is what makes DKI unable to prepare this regulation. This means, said Syafrin, enforcement of the rules on the prohibition of cars over 10 years old must wait for central government approval to harmonize it with the law.

"Because the regulations above or the government regulations do not regulate the age restrictions for private vehicles, of course, we cannot carry out this execution yet", said Syafrin.

Therefore, Syafrin admitted that the DKI Provincial Government has proposed that the central government amend the LLAJ Law and include the age limit for vehicles that are allowed to operate.

"It has been suggested that there is also a regulation on the age limitation of private vehicles. But of course, it is up to the regulator, in this case, the Ministry of Transportation", he concluded.