KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (RTD) has advised Class B2 and B1 licence holders that there is no rush to convert their licences to Class B, as the special transition programme has no specific deadline.
RTD director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said driving institutes have been informed to accept all applications from candidates.
"The RTD would like to address several complaints related to the registration and eligibility status for the special licence transition programme.
"It wishes to inform the public that selected driving institutes have been experiencing a high number of registrations for the special transition programme from Class B2 and B1 to Class B.
"Therefore, eligible Class B2 and B1 licence holders are advised not to rush when registering for this programme, as it does not have a specific expiry date or time limit.
"The RTD has notified all the involved driving institutes to accept all applications from candidates," he said in a statement.
He added that the list of driving institutes would be updated from time to time to handle the increased registrations.
On another matter, he said the programme experienced a system glitch in its eligibility status check and that immediate corrective actions and improvements have been implemented.
"Class B2 and B1 licence holders, who previously received the 'Non-Malaysian Citizens are Not Eligible' message are advised to log out and log back into the MyJPJ application to recheck their eligibility status under the 'Eligibility Check'," he said.
He added that the department welcomed feedback from the public on the programme's implementation and was dedicated to making ongoing improvements to deliver the best service possible.