Many Special Nopol Vehicles Violate Traffic Rules, This Is What The Police Do

Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya will tighten the issuance of special license plates for motorized vehicles. This issuance is the aftermath of widespread violations of traffic rules by vehicles with special license plates.

"It will be tightened (publishing, ed)," said Traffic Director of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to reporters, Wednesday, January 19.

He said the tightening of publications had begun this week. In the process, the tightening will be carried out at the time of the first application until the extension of the validity period of the Vehicle Number Certificate (STNK).

"Starting from this week, we have tightened the application for secret or special STNKs, whether new applications or extensions," said Sambodo.

Henceforth, the application for the manufacture to the extension of the special plate will have to go through a long process. Because, must get permission from various parties.

"For Police service vehicles there must be a recommendation from Propam, either from the Propam division or the Propam Bid, while for the special STNK there must be a recommendation from either the Baintelkam or Ditintelkam Polda Metro Jaya," said Sambodo. Previously, the Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya noted has ticketed 124 vehicles with special or RF license plates. Hundreds of vehicles were prosecuted within 3 days.

"Since last Monday in three days, there have been 124 vehicles with special or secret STNK plates, which we have followed up with with a ticket," said Sambodo.

Hundreds of vehicles were dealt with with various violations. However, most of them are for violating the odd-even rule.