S’porean Man Pays $9k For 116 Traffic Fines Dating Back To 2000 In Johor Bahru

I have a deep, dark secret that none of my friends know about. It’s pretty embarrassing really.

It’s not like I haven’t tried to keep it under control. See the thing is, the urge is much too strong. Yeah, I’m talking about my outstanding library fines.

Even though I know I take ages to finish one book, I still borrow them knowing I’ll probably return them late. And hey, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one guilty of doing this.

Also, my library fines which amount to less than $5 are nothing compared to this:

Singaporean Man Paid $9,225 For 116 Outstanding Traffic Summonses

According to The Straits Times, a Singaporean man in his 60s had to pay 116 outstanding traffic summonses which amounted to $9,225 in Johor Bahru on Saturday, 28 September.

That’s a lot of traffic fines to rack up and one of these fines dated back to 2000.

He was detained during a police operation at Muzium Tokoh, and get this, he was just one out of 3,000 people who were detained.

The operation, called “Op Saman Tertunggak Warganegara Asing” went on for three days and started bright and early at 6am on Friday.

It involved 116 staff personnel and was carried out at the Gelang Patah Rest and Service area, Iskandar Puteri and at Muzium Tokoh, Jalan Lingkaran Dalam.

So, if you happen to have 124,871 outstanding traffic summonses, do avoid these areas. Just kidding.

A Total Of 3,174 Outstanding Fines Were Settled

It’s safe to say that the operation was pretty successful seeing as a whopping 3,174 outstanding summonses were settled during the operation.

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department revealed that out of these outstanding summonses, 2,687 were by Singaporeans and 487 were by Malaysians during.

A whopping 247,278 outstanding summonses have been recorded dating back to 2000. But that’s not the most shocking part.

RM750,000 (~S$247,385) Has Been Collected Thus Far

About $247,385 has been collected since Sunday at 12am. Yeah, $247k can probably fund my BTO. That is a lot of money.

Now you must be thinking, oh no, are they going to catch me too? Do I have outstanding traffic summonses too? Will I be in the next episode of Crime Watch? Do I even have a driving licence?

*Comfort Delgro’s “Drive carefully” robot voice which plays every time the taxi driver speeds replays in my head*

If You Have Traffic Summonses In Johor, Here’s How To Pay Them

Don’t fret, traffic offenders can check the status of summonses issued to them and pay at two kiosks located at the traffic division office of the Johor Bahru Selatan police headquarters.

You can also pay at the COPS traffic counter at any district police headquarters.

Not sure if you have any summonses? Check it here.

Oh and head’s up: once the Vehicle Entry Permit comes into play, Singaporeans with outstanding traffic summonses must settle them before they can enter Johor Bahru.