SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Road Transport Department (RTD) has seized 10 luxury vehicles, including a Porsche Taycan, Toyota Alphard, and Mini Cooper, in operations carried out between January and August this year in the state, reports said.

Its director, Hanif Yusabra Yusof, was quoted by Kosmo as saying that the vehicles, worth hundreds of thousands to millions of ringgit, were confiscated after their owners were found driving without valid road tax and insurance, in some cases for up to two years.

"Some owners claimed they 'forgot', but this excuse is unacceptable as it involves both safety and compliance with the law," he said.

Hanif said two of the owners were businessmen in their 30s.

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The department, he stressed, views the matter seriously as driving without insurance poses a significant risk to public safety.

"If these vehicles are involved in an accident, it will burden others who may face difficulties in obtaining compensation or covering repair costs," he said.

From January to July this year, the Negri Sembilan RTD recorded 10,435 cases involving expired Motor Vehicle Licences (LKM) and 7,891 cases of vehicles without insurance, all of which resulted in seizures.

Hanif said the main offences leading to such action were under Section 23(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, Section 26(1) (driving without a valid competent or probationary driving licence) and Section 91 (driving without valid motor insurance).

He urged all vehicle owners and drivers to take responsibility by ensuring their documents and licences are valid and up to date.