The Government on 6 November 2009, has announced to pull back the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) policy, with immediate effect after taking into account the people’s views and feedback.
In other words, the New conditions under the National Automotive Policy (NAP) that makes mandatory inspection for vehicles above 15 years at Puspakom that will enforce on Jan 1 is being pull back by the authority.
It is a wise courageous and well balanced approach that the government has made to stop implementing the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) policy.
What would the political scenario be like if the authority had decided differently? What if the government were consistently able to make the wise decision?
Initially, the suggested regulation will involve about a million vehicles, is among 18 new measures in the revised NAP to enhance the local automotive industry’s competitiveness and make for safer, more environmental-friendly and technologically sound vehicles.
Malaysia currently has 2.7 million cars on the road that are 10 years or older and the country has a very low vehicle scrap rate instead a relatively high average vehicle age.
Undeniably, to keep ill-maintained and not road worthy vehicles off the road is the responsibility of the authority, but not old ones that work perfectly especially those good roadworthy classics collector cars.
The new regulation is good for automotive industry as new car sales will go up as most people will consider it as being a longer period of ownership and resale as well as financing.
On the other hand, it is claimed that the mandatory yearly inspection in order to get the road tax renewed is affecting the lower income group especially burdens used car dealers and affects their business.
Based on strategic reason and unfavorable economic times, the expensive law is being deemed expendable.
Why support a policy which would have appalled to lower income group?
In other words, the New conditions under the National Automotive Policy (NAP) that makes mandatory inspection for vehicles above 15 years at Puspakom that will enforce on Jan 1 is being pull back by the authority.
It is a wise courageous and well balanced approach that the government has made to stop implementing the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) policy.
What would the political scenario be like if the authority had decided differently? What if the government were consistently able to make the wise decision?
Initially, the suggested regulation will involve about a million vehicles, is among 18 new measures in the revised NAP to enhance the local automotive industry’s competitiveness and make for safer, more environmental-friendly and technologically sound vehicles.
Malaysia currently has 2.7 million cars on the road that are 10 years or older and the country has a very low vehicle scrap rate instead a relatively high average vehicle age.
Undeniably, to keep ill-maintained and not road worthy vehicles off the road is the responsibility of the authority, but not old ones that work perfectly especially those good roadworthy classics collector cars.
The new regulation is good for automotive industry as new car sales will go up as most people will consider it as being a longer period of ownership and resale as well as financing.
On the other hand, it is claimed that the mandatory yearly inspection in order to get the road tax renewed is affecting the lower income group especially burdens used car dealers and affects their business.
Based on strategic reason and unfavorable economic times, the expensive law is being deemed expendable.
Why support a policy which would have appalled to lower income group?
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