RFID e-Plates by mid 2014
A senior officer with the Bukit Aman traffic department told Cars, Bikes & Trucks (CBT) that police was finalizing the possibility of using the radio frequency identification tags (RFID) as e-plate with Road Transport Department (RTD).
“We are serious with the regulation of the e-plate for all vehicles in the country. We are working closely with the RTD and the Transport Ministry to make it happen by middle of 2014,” said a Federal police officer who was responsible for looking into the legal aspects of the e-plate introduction.
It is learned that a meeting involving high ranking Bukit Aman officials was held last week on Wednesday discussing in-depth of the mechanism to install the RFID for all vehicles including motorcycles, in stages.
The source said that the police were not keen on the idea of 5,000 accessory shops appointed to be part of the nationwide group responsible for the installation of the e-plate.
“One of the proposals is to implant the RFID into the road tax sticker. Let it be handled fully by government agency since this involves security matters,” the source added.
The RFID e-plate contains an embedded tag with a unique encrypted identification number that is transmitted by the tag for detection.
CBT understands that the size and shape of the plates remains the same, as RFID tags are permanently fitted to the vehicle, normally at the windscreen.
It is designed to shatter should anyone attempt to tamper with the tag and it can be programmed to transmit a warning to RTD and police if any attempt is made to remove the sticker.
