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Penang Rolls Out Automated Parking Fines

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Penang has launched a new automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system to issue parking fines directly to motorists' phones. The system uses real-time number plate analysis to identify overdue parking fees and issue fines without the need for parking officers.

Motorists will receive notifications via the Penang Smart Parking app, which is already the primary payment platform for council parking lots. According to H'ng Mooi Lye, chairman of the state local government, town and country planning committee, this new system will improve enforcement by making it faster, smarter, and less prone to errors.

“This isn’t just a tech upgrade. It is (a shift in) how we manage urban parking with smart enforcement, full digitalisation and a commitment to the environment with fewer paper compound notices,” he says.

Penang's local authorities, the Penang Island City Council and the Seberang Perai City Council, will each operate five ANPR units. These units will use optical character recognition to check license plates against the road transport department (JPJ) database.

 
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H'ng stated that with the ANPR system, owner's information would be retrieved directly from JPJ records, and a compound fine notice would be issued immediately if a car was found to be parked illegally or without payment.

He added that this initiative would reduce operating costs and could potentially decrease the number of required patrol units by 60%.

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JPJ Running Numbers

KUALA LUMPUR

VPK5818

SELANGOR

BSG3835

JOHOR

JYD4442

PULAU PINANG

PRS4693

PERAK

ANX8639

PAHANG

CFC6547

KEDAH

KGB4178

NEGERI SEMBILAN

NEG4841

KOTA KINABALU

SJL7523

KUCHING

QAB6955L

Last updated 19 Jul, 2025

Fuel Price

Petrol

RON 95

RM 2.05

RON 97

RM 3.21

+0.03

RON 100

RM 5.00

VPR

RM 6.23

Diesel

EURO 5 B10

RM 2.91

+0.03

EURO 5 B7

RM 3.11

+0.03

Last updated 17 Jul, 2025

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