The Wangsa Maju Puspakom centre will shut down by June following a directive from the ministry of transport, Malay Mail has reported.
The closure of the inspection centre is to make means for a brand new facility to be developed on the identical web site, Puspakom chief government Mahmood Razak Bahman was quoted by the information outlet as saying. Different Puspakom inspection centres in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan will get adjusted service hours with the intention to handle to influence of the Wangsa Maju outlet closure, he mentioned.
“Wangsa Maju Puspakom inspects round 800 autos day by day, so we have to revise working hours at different branches to accommodate the decreased capability,” Mahmood Razak mentioned, and likewise confirmed that the highway transport division (JPJ) had accredited a substitute inspection centre in Bukit Beruntung, Rawang scheduled for completion in December subsequent 12 months.
“The preliminary plan was to shut in December 2026, however we agreed to an earlier shutdown as that is one in every of our busiest branches in a high-density space. Whereas the early closure presents challenges, we’ll offset this by extending working hours at chosen branches,” Mahmood Razak mentioned.
The CEO of Puspakom additionally urged car homeowners to have their car inspections carried out early, as much as 14 days previous to expiry of their car’s allow, with the intention to keep away from points on the final minute ought to their autos fail the take a look at. “By testing earlier, as permitted by authorities, homeowners have extra time to deal with any points earlier than returning for a retest,” he mentioned.
Immediately, the ministry of transport introduced that it has appointed three new car inspection firms in addition to Puspakom. The three firms accredited by the MoT and JPJ are Wawasan Bintang in Port Klang, Gua Musang in Kelantan and Mersing in Johor; Pakatan Petroleum in Rawang and Temerloh in Pahang; and Beriman Gold in Kuching and Serian in Sarawak.
Purposes had been open from July 1 to October 31 final 12 months, bringing a complete of 12 entries from companies. These which had been accredited had been chosen on predominant standards together with being domestically owned, having a robust monetary standing and having a minimal paid-up capital of RM10 million.
The Wangsa Maju Puspakom centre was among the many earliest retailers by the corporate, opened in 1995. With six inspection lanes positioned on a 4.3-acre web site, the centre was constructed at a value of RM10 million.
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