“Only drive on weekends lah!” – Celebs and Towkays are Skipping Road Tax for Their Luxury “Weekend” Cars

(Source: Facebook | JPJ Malaysia)

It might sound like something straight out of a cheeky chat among car enthusiasts, but believe it or not, there are reports suggesting that some high‑profile Malaysian celebrities and businessmen are playing a quirky loophole with their flashy weekend toys. 

We are talking about Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches that are  allegedly being kept off‑the‑radar when it comes to renewed road tax and insurance. The logic? These beauties are merely “weekend cars”, hardly ever on the road and therefore do not deserve the urgency of always‑on documentation.

(Source: Facebook | JPJ Malaysia)

No Sunday-only exception

CompareHero previously reported that a Rolls‑Royce Cullinan worth RM3 million belonging to a well known local businessman was among the 53 cars seized by JPJ during Ops Luxury 2.0 for either expired road tax, lack of valid insurance, driving without licenses or with dubious international permits and even unregistered number plates.

Here is where things get spicy. Word from Berita Harian reveals that Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, the Senior Director of Law Enforcement at JPJ, has pointed out that, yes it might be tempting to sidestep renewals if your supercar sleeps most of the week in your garage, but the law does not have a Sunday‑only exception. No renewal, even for a so‑called weekend cruiser, is still an offence. JPJ is not playing games with that loophole no matter how slick the ride is.

(Source: Facebook | JPJ Malaysia)

To drive the point home, JPJ has already identified the owners behind these luxury whips. JPJ has seized a notable 154 luxury vehicles.

Kifli explained that these luxury vehicles were tracked down by the department’s personnel who conducted surveillance and undercover operations.

(Source: Facebook | JPJ Malaysia)

Some of the vehicles were operated by foreign drivers with no valid road tax or insurance. One driver even produced what turned out to be a fake international driving permit allegedly bought in Dubai for RM5,000. A number of the supercars had reportedly not renewed road tax since 2022.

JPJ’s message is clear… nobody is above the law (even if they can afford the fines).