Otherwise, he said, problems may arise when enforcing traffic laws in connection with digital road tax and driving licences.

“A feasibility study should be done first on how to overcome possible problems to ensure the plan does not create problems for the community,” he told FMT.

Musa pointed out that traffic rules and laws were not only enforced by the road transport department (JPJ) but other authorities as well, including the police and local councils.

He asked how enforcement would be carried out by these authorities if they did not have access to JPJ’s database of digital licences.

“If users are not required (to display and carry) a hard copy of their road tax and driver’s licence, how are other authorities outside of JPJ going to check a vehicle’s registration details and the driver?

“Likewise, when we want to cross to Thailand or Singapore, how will the border control there check these documents?” he said.

He said while he supported the move to digitalise the documents, other authorities must have access to JPJ’s database to prevent any inconvenience for law enforcers.

Transport minister Loke Siew Fook announced last week that private vehicles owned by Malaysians no longer have to display their road tax.

He said Section 20 of the Road Transport Act, which states that motor vehicle licences must be fixed to and exhibited on vehicles, will no longer be enforced.