Expired driving licences under 3 years still eligible for RM1.99 Budi95; 925k active drivers urged to renew

The transport ministry has said determination are presently 2.4 cardinal CDL (competent driving licence) holders with an inactive status, meaning their licences person been expired for much than 3 years.

As we each know, a valid CDL is compulsory to thrust a centrifugal conveyance connected the road, and with the Budi Madani RON 95 (Budi95) strategy coming into effect, it is required (along with a valid MyKad) to summation entree to subsidised RON 95 petrol astatine RM1.99 per litre opening September 30, 2025 – earlier for constabulary and service unit and Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients.

The ministry added that based connected records from the roadworthy transport department, retired of astir 15 cardinal CDLs that are inactive deemed progressive (not expired implicit 3 years), determination are a full of 925,421 individuals whose licences person expired for little than 3 years. From this total, 551,688 CDLs are expired by astatine slightest a twelvemonth oregon less, 219,092 by betwixt a twelvemonth oregon two, and 154,641 by betwixt 2 and 3 years.

Holders of CDLs that are expired little than 3 years tin inactive suffice for Budi95, though they are urged to marque a renewal not conscionable to proceed enjoying subsidised RON 95, but besides to debar having to retake the driving circuit applicable grooming (KPP02) and on-the-road applicable grooming (KPP03) curriculums to reactivate their driving licence if it expires for much than 3 years.

Since the announcement of Budi95 connected Monday (September 22, 2025), the JPJ has recorded 26,991 transactions relating to CDL renewals done done the MyJPJ app, MySikap portal, kiosks and astatine counters.

To facilitate an expected summation successful CDL renewals up of Budi95 coming online, JPJ has announced it volition extend the operating hours of its counters astatine each its offices to weekends, connected Fridays and Saturdays (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah) arsenic good arsenic Saturdays and Sundays (other states) from 8.30am to 4.30pm connected these time – this volition tally from September 27 to October 26 this year.

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