IPOH - Perak residents seized the opportunity to settle police summonses at a 50 per cent discount at the Kita Madani Carnival, held in conjunction with the launch of the National Month celebrations and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2023 campaign, at Bulatan Sultan Azlan Shah, Meru Raya here today.
Lim Guek Cheng, 61, settled three outstanding summonses at RM450 compared to the original amount of RM900.
Lim said the 50 per cent reduction helped, to a certain extent, ease her burden as she now only depends on her monthly pension to support herself.
"The three summonses, for speeding offences, would have cost me RM900. So, when you get a 50 per cent reduction, you really feel very grateful.
"Thank you to the police. I hope there will be more discounts like this so it will help the public,” she told Bernama.
A Bernama survey found that the public was willing to queue up at the police counters to take advantage of the discount.
Meanwhile, pensioner Kaharudin Kamar, 69, urged the police to review mandatory road offences.
"For me, this matter needs to be refined again,” he said.
Housewife Nurjihan Wajirul, 55, said such a programme made it easier for her friend and her to pay their outstanding compounds without having to go to the police headquarters.
"I would have had to pay more than RM100 for the original summons for parking my vehicle in an unauthorised spot but, after the officers checked, I only paid RM80,” she said.
Wong Kai Lee, 59, said he managed to get four things done at one go without taking a long time.
"My children and I participated in the 6,600 Langkah Perpaduan (Steps of Unity) programme this morning. They were also excited to watch the Launch of the National Month celebrations... the cars carrying the Malaysian flag. It was a sweet experience for my kids and I.
"Apart from the police discount for summonses, I also managed to apply for my child’s identity card; have dental check-ups and participated in colouring activities. Various activities in one place... this is a good initiative,” he said.
Among the activities were the Rahmah Sale, government agencies’ exhibitions, patriotic stars competition, national quiz and the flag-off of the Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang convoy.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who represented Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, officiated the launch of the National Month celebrations and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2023 campaign.
The National Day celebrations on Aug 31 will be held at Dataran Putrajaya whereas the Malaysia Day celebrations on Sept 16 will be held in Kuching, Sarawak.- BERNAMA