Kuala Lumpur mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz said the discounts offered were to encourage offenders to settle their summonses.

He said all traffic summonses not paid between 2007 and 2011 can be settled for RM10 each.

Those issued from 2012 to 2014 will be charged RM20.

Motorists settling summonses issued after 2015 until to date will have to pay RM30.

Amin said there were 5.4 million unpaid summonses since 2007.

“Taking into consideration the current economy, we want to help city folks settle their traffic tickets.

“By right, we can take legal action against those who have more than five summonses outstanding, but we are giving them a chance to settle their dues.”

He was speaking after an appreciation ceremony for enforcement agencies at City Hall headquarters.

DBKL has blacklisted 4,459 motorists for failing to settle their summonses since 2013.

Those who fail to settle the tickets will be blacklisted and will not be able to renew their road tax. Court action will be taken against the offenders.

Amin said the DBKL enforcement unit had already started clamping cars that are blacklisted.

“Motorists who have more than five summonses will have their cars clamped even if they have parked legally in a parking bay.

“There are some motorists who have more than 120 summonses which they have simply ignored.

“KL city motorists don’t fear or respect the law here, compared with those in Singapore and Europe.

“We will have to take stern action against them until they respect the law.”

Amin said DBKL had to cancel 75,666 traffic summonses because some of the motorists had died, some were squatters who had moved without any forwarding address and for other reasons.