BANGI, Sat.:
The personal vehicle cash rebate payment kicked off smoothly at 683 post offices nationwide today despite many people making their claims since morning.
Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said that by 10.30am, the amount paid out for vehicles with road tax purchased or renewed between April 1 and May 31 was about RM24.12 million and involved 47,774 vehicles.
“Vehicle owners are advised not to rush the rebate claim in these couple of days because they have until March 31, 2009 to do so,” he told reporters at the Bandar Baru Bangi post office.
He said Pos Malaysia Berhad has also decided to continue its operations at selected post offices tomorrow to facilitate the cash rebate payment.
Shaziman said that in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah, the claim can be made during office hours.
To quicken the transaction process, he said, claimants can download the form from Pos Malaysia’s website at www.pos.com.my.
The government has decided that private vehicle owners will be given cash rebates for petrol and diesel after the restructuring of fuel prices on June 4.
Shaziman also said 1.7 million vehicles had their road tax purchased or renewed between April 1 and May 31 and the rebate amount was estimated between RM700 million and RM800 million.
He said a glitch was detected on the database at the Paloh post office in Johor this morning but the problem was solved in less than half an hour.
Shaziman said Pos Malaysia had been told to allow claims by vehicle owners carrying a temporary identification card.
However, he said, a police report must be attached to such a claim to avoid forgery.
For claimants in rural areas, Shaziman said, Pos Malaysia also provided payment through money orders.
He also said owners of vehicles using natural gas (NGV) were not eligible for the cash rebate.
On a proposal by the Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) to limit the rebate payment to one-individual-for-one-vehicle and not to one-individual-for-a-maximum-of-five-vehicles, Shaziman said it had to be studied first.
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