He said while this may satisfy their passion, there are reasons why regulations are imposed, especially for the safety of road users, adding that they are also breaking the law at the same time.

“For example, the use of High Intensity Discharge light can cause temporary blindness and this can lead to accidents,” he told reporters after leading an integrated operation near the Taman Mutiara Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station at Jalan Cheras here.

The operation started at 9pm yesterday and ended at about midnight.

Zaki said the enforcement action taken against vehicle owners was as a last resort to ensure the safety of road users.

It was not to punish, but to discipline motorists so that the level of road safety could be improved.

During the operation, 1,750 vehicles were inspected and action was taken against 197 individuals for various offences.

Three hundred and sixty-five notices were issued, mostly for not having valid driving licences (170), displaying “fancy” registration number plates (76) and not having paid road tax (67).

Twenty-eight individuals were told to undergo urine tests, and 10 tested positive for methamphetamine and cannabis.

Two Myanmar nationals were also detained for not having valid travel documents.