The transport ministry says it is in the process of increasing the number of workshops authorised to install speed limiter devices (SLD) to ensure that all heavy vehicles comply with the requirement. According to transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, only about 20% of heavy vehicles have installed the device since the requirement was introduced last year, as Bernama reports. “So far, only about 20% have installed the SLD, which means many have yet to do so, and enforcement action will continue. We urge the industry to take this matter seriously. We are also improving the system by increasing the number of workshops nationwide where SLD installations can be carried out,” he said. Loke added that the list of authorised workshops would also be updated, to make it easier for heavy vehicle owners nationwide to carry out the process. All SLD installation, configuration and activation must be verified by a panel recognised by the road transport department (JPJ), with the list of companies accessible here. Earlier, JPJ said that as of March 12, only 15%, or 74,552 of the 513,679 commercial vehicles required to install an SLD had notified the JPJ of their SLD installation. It was reported in December that the compliance rate was at 48.37%, but details were not elaborated upon then, and it was not indicated just how many vehicles had devices ‘installed’ and ‘verified’. On June 13 last year, Loke had announced that the use of SLD for commercial vehicles, including express and tour buses, would be mandatory and enforced in stages beginning from October 1, 2025. In the initial phase, the requirement applies to all express and tour buses, as well as goods vehicles with a maximum weight of 3,500 kg registered from January 1, 2015. Phase 2, which came into effect on January 1 this year, involves the activation of the SLD for commercial vehicles built before January 1, 2015, and Phase 3 will require the retrofit installation of SLDs, with approval from the JPJ, on any commercial vehicles not already equipped with the system, with enforcement to start from July 1, 2026. To comply with the process, SLDs – which limit speed to 90 km/h – installed by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) must submit the SLD functional verification slip from the OEM. For vehicles with retrofitted SLDs (installed after purchase), owners must submit the SLD functional verification slip from a JPJ-recognised certifier. Following that, the relevant documents have to be kept in the vehicle for enforcement purposes, and the verification must be renewed every two years to ensure the SLD is still working as intended. All parties involved in the verification must upload each vehicle’s verification slip and functionality report on JPJ’s online system as evidence, and updating must be done weekly. Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater.