Its Chairman Steven Chua Pui Ming expressing surprise and objection to the amount, urged Puspakom to allow the public to review its latest audited account so as to convince consumers, who would inevitably be on the receiving end of higher cost goods, that such increase was necessary.
"Prior to privatization, the compulsory biannual inspection was only RM10 but since Puspakom took over, the fee has been upped 5.5 times more. This has given the public an impression that Puspakom is reaping a huge profit from the deal.
He said the increase is unjustifiable for the following reasons:
- The present system is not equipped to carry out tests on the ABS braking system and there is no major upgrade and improvement to the testing equipment whereas vehicles including for commercial use have now become sophisticated;
- The existing initial inspection fee ranges from RM40 to RM60- the increase by RM15 amounts to more than 30 per cent. The subsequent inspection range from RM15 to RM30, which is an increase by RM10, exceeding 60 per cent.
Puspakom shall profit from the increase by more than RM30 million per annum based on one million commercial vehicles in the country.
The Association would like to know the percentage of utilities and manpower in the total operating cost; and
- Commercial vehicle operators have already been pinched by the cost of high fuel, spare parts and tyres and needless to say, will now be further burdened.
He said the Transport Ministry should consider allowing at least two more concessionaires to operate the service.
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