LTD Urges Public To Renew Road Tax

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Land Transport Department (LTD) warned car owners that they could face a $2,000 fine or three months imprisonment if they drive a vehicle with an expired road tax.

The Deputy Director of LTD, Dyg Hjh Airah binti Hj Abdullah, highlighted this matter during an interview with RTB yesterday.

Dyg Hjh Airah said that the registration and licensing of vehicles at the department was one of the necessities under the laws of Brunei Darussalam, specifically the Road Traffic Act Chapter 68.

Under this act, it provides several guidelines pertaing to the registration and licensing, of vehicles. It states that any vehicle to be driven on the road needs to be registered, and has a valid licence or road tax, together with the driver or owner who is required to possess a valid driving licence.

This requirement is to ensure the safety of the vehicle on the road and the validity of insurance, as well as its road worthiness that need to be confirmed through technical assessment.

Once approved by the LTD officers in charge, the vehicle can then be registered at the department. According to statistics from the LTD, around 24,000 renewal of road tax were recorded last year. Meanwhile, one of the common offences caught during recent oprations was the failure to renew car road tax according to statistics from the Royal Brunei Police Force.

The Deputy Director of LTD also said that any vehicle that has not been registered at the department would be liable to a fine. The LTD renews road tax and insurance cover for vehicles by providing service counters at its lobby for the convenience of the public. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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