JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said that average daily renewals before the announcement stood at about 17,000 but this figure had surged to 26,000 a day since then, Bernama reported.

“According to our records, 23,125 transactions were recorded on Sept 23, rising slightly by 0.15% to 23,160 on Sept 24.

“The number then jumped sharply by 45.6% to 33,714 transactions on Sept 25 through JPJ’s existing channels and strategic partners such as Pos Malaysia and MyEG,” he told reporters in Ayer Molek, Melaka, today.

Aedy said states that observe weekends on Fridays, namely Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, also recorded higher numbers of licence renewal transactions on Sept 26 compared to other states, following JPJ’s initiative to open counters on public holidays.

He said the trend indicated that more roadusers were taking proactive steps to renew their driving licences to benefit from BUDI95.

RON95 petrol will be sold at RM1.99 a litre to those who show their driving licences and fill up using their MyKad at pumps from Sept 30.

About 2.3 million driving licences were reported earlier to be inactive and not renewed for more than three years.

JPJ has advised those whose licences have expired for less than three years to renew them immediately to avoid having to sit for the driving test again.

Aedy said JPJ would ensure the licence renewal process and implementation of BUDI95 run smoothly.

“From this weekend until Oct 26, all JPJ counters handling driving licence matters and traffic summons blacklist checks, including enforcement counters, will be open on Saturdays and Sundays in every state.

“This initiative aims to provide access to members of the public who may not have the MyJPJ application or a smartphone, as well as those living in areas with poor internet connectivity,” he said.