Pengguna perihatin

Saturday October 31, 2009

PETALING JAYA: Certified workshops should be allowed to inspect vehicles aged 15 years and above, said Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations secretary-general Muhammad Shaani Abdullah.

He said Puspakom would not be able to cope with the number of vehicles if it had to conduct inspections on these cars.

“Currently, commercial vehicles make up only 10% of the vehicle population but owners are already spending long hours waiting for the inspections to be done.

“If Puspakom is going to inspect cars aged 15 years or older, there will be an additional 20% to 30% of the total vehicle population that needs to be checked.

“Puspakom will be unable to cope with this and will definitely have to outsource it to certified workshops,” he said.

On the prohibition of used automotive parts and components from June 2011, Muhammad Shaani said the Government must ensure that all spare parts sold in the country complied with international standard.

“It will not be feasible to impose such a ban if we do not have local mandatory standards to ensure that consumers get to buy materials with quality.

“Otherwise, they might have to waste more money repairing their vehicles,” he said.