Transport minister Loke Siew Fook said the new approach, based on the principle of “the less you delay, the less you pay”, will replace all ad-hoc discount campaigns.

Under the new structure, a 50% discount will apply for payments made within the first 15 days and 33% between the 16th and 30th day.

No discount will be offered from the 31st to 60th day.

Summonses unpaid after 60 days will face court action or blacklisting.

However, the new discount structure will not apply to non-compoundable offences such as driving without insurance or a valid licence.

Loke said the move was aimed at addressing confusion and the perception that traffic laws were being applied inconsistently due to differences in compound fine rates and enforcement methods between JPJ and the police.

“To address this issue, the Cabinet on Oct 17 decided to harmonise the compound fine rates and enforcement methods to ensure uniformity in road traffic law enforcement throughout the country,” he told a joint press conference with home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail at Parliament today.

However, before the new system takes effect, Loke said a transition period campaign offering discounts of between 50% and 70% for all traffic summonses will run from Nov 1 to Dec 30.

“We encourage the public to check and make payment of summonses via the MySikap portal, MyJPJ application, MyBayar application, in-person counters, or other available channels,” he said.

Saifuddin said a 50% discount will be offered for JPJ summonses during the campaign. Police summonses will be eligible for a 70% discount.

He added that ad-hoc discounts in the past had encouraged motorists to delay payments in anticipation of future offers. The new system aims to end such practices.