According to the transport ministry, online payment for the renewal of the road tax (lesen kenderaan motor, or LKM) and driving license via the road transport department's MyJPJ app would be available soon. "We will launch online payment through the MyJPJ app in a few months," Anthony Loke, the transport minister, said.

He stated that the online payment system will be announced after the proof of concept implementation is completed. He noted that this was done to ensure that the system launches properly and without the app crashing owing to high traffic, according to Bernama.




In April, the department announced that roughly three million people had signed up for the app, which is required for downloading digital copies of the road tax and driving license. At the time, the app only featured a display option for these, with JPJ director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim indicating that renewals of licences and road charges would not begin until the middle of the year.

Of course, the transition to digital hasn't meant the elimination of the physical road tax, as the LKM is still in use. Last week, Loke stated that the ministry had yet to set a deadline for the complete transfer to the e-LKM, and that vehicle owners might continue to use the physical road tax. According to JPJ statistics, just 30% of car owners have chosen digital road tax so far.

Motorists who intend to drive in other countries will still need to have a physical copy of the document (or an IDP) for this purpose, as the digital licence may not be recognized by foreign authorities.