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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

VPJ4022

SELANGOR

BSF9710

JOHOR

JYC6167

PULAU PINANG

PRS1692

PERAK

ANX3867

PAHANG

CFC4465

KEDAH

KGB2585

NEGERI SEMBILAN

NEG3973

KOTA KINABALU

SJL5709

KUCHING

QAB6329L

Last updated 04 Jul, 2025

Fuel Price

Petrol

RON 95

RM 2.05

RON 97

RM 3.18

-0.03

RON 100

RM 5.00

VPR

RM 6.23

Diesel

EURO 5 B10

RM 2.85

-0.03

EURO 5 B7

RM 3.05

-0.03

Last updated 03 Jul, 2025

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