{"id":62530,"date":"2024-04-03T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T05:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=62530"},"modified":"2024-04-03T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:40:00","slug":"road-tax-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/road-tax-rates","title":{"rendered":"Behind The Wheel: How Your Road Tax Rates Are Determined!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For every vehicle owner, there are many financial commitments that they will have to bear. The fuel for the vehicle\u2019s daily usage, the maintenance fees incurred by said vehicle, insurance for the vehicle, and the road tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every year, every vehicle user will have to pay the amount specified for their vehicle\u2019s road tax, along with the insurance for said vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n

But have you ever wondered how the rates for the road tax is calculated? In this article, that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What is a road tax?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

But before we can explore just how our road taxes are calculated, first we have to understand just what exactly is a road tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

And to understand road tax, there is one big misconception that we need to clear up first.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Road tax doesn\u2019t exist<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

That is; there is no such thing as a road tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you look closely on your so-called \u2018road tax\u2019 sticker, do you see the words road tax or <\/span>cukai jalan<\/span><\/i> printed anywhere on it? No?<\/span><\/p>\n

This is because the official name for it is actually a Malaysian Vehicle Licence or <\/span>Lesen Kenderaan Malaysia <\/span><\/i>(LKM).<\/span><\/p>\n

So without an LKM, it means that your car cannot be driven legally on Malaysian roads. We\u2019re still going to call it a road tax in this article, because that\u2019s how most people refer to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What happens if we drive without a road tax?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re caught driving a vehicle without a valid road tax, you\u2019re liable to be charged under Section 15(1) and Section 90(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries with it a compound of RM300.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Four factors that affect road tax rates<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

To understand how road tax rates are calculated, first we need to acknowledge that there are four factors that affect the rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

These four factors are;<\/span><\/p>\n