Late Fines Have Been Removed, Don't Be Afraid To Test Your Motor Vehicle Now

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JAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Transportation Service has removed the fine for late testing of motorized vehicles which will be valid until December 31, 2022.

"The abolition of the levy penalty for late testing of motorized vehicles applies to all mandatory test vehicles. There is no limitation on the year of delay in testing," said Motor Vehicle Examiner at the Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of Yogyakarta Motor Vehicle Testing (PKB) Andhika Satya Wibrama in Yogyakarta, Thursday 30 June quoted from Antara.

The abolition of retribution fines for vehicles that are late in conducting vehicle tests is regulated through the Yogyakarta Mayor Regulation Number 52 of 2022.

Every vehicle is required to be tested, is required to undergo a motorized vehicle test every six months. Vehicles that are late for testing will be penalized with a fine of two percent per day.

At UPT PKB Yogyakarta City, there are five types of vehicles undergoing testing, namely public passenger transportation, freight transportation, buses, trailers, and patch trains. The amount of retribution for each type of vehicle is different.

Every day, UPT PKB Yogyakarta City provides a testing quota for 100 vehicles. Test registration is done online through the menu in the Jogja Smart Service (JSS) application, as well as payments that must be made.

"However, on average there are only 50-60 units of vehicles that carry out tests per day and many have taken advantage of the policy of eliminating the fine," he said.

Vehicle owners can divert funds that were originally used to pay retribution fines for vehicle repair or maintenance needs.

"The amount of sanctions varies, but some have been asked to pay a fine of up to Rp. 2 million," he said.

The types of tests carried out included visual testing, lighting conditions, vehicle "body" conditions, emission tests, weight and dimension measurements, braking and speed.

Previously, the Head of the Yogyakarta City Transportation Service, Agus Arief, said that the policy to abolish fines for late testing of motorized vehicles, which began on May 18, was not solely aimed at increasing user fees.

"But what is more important is to improve driving safety because the vehicle operates in roadworthy conditions," he said.

He asked the owners of passenger and goods transportation that are required to be tested to immediately take advantage of this opportunity.

"There may be owners who are reluctant to carry out testing because of objections to the fine that must be paid. But now it has been removed so it is hoped that vehicle owners will test their vehicles again," he said.