Malaysia's warning on cars with tinted glass

[pilotsnoopy]

Sun, Jul 15, 2007
The Straits Times

PETALING JAYA - VEHICLES from Singapore and Thailand with heavily tinted windscreens and windows will be turned back at Malaysia's border checkpoints when an amendment to a road transport Act is endorsed soon.

Road Transport Department enforcement director Salim Parlan said the cars would not be allowed in if they failed a test at the border.
'Only vehicles with at least 70 per cent level of light penetration in the front windscreen and 50 per cent on the rear windscreen and side windows will be allowed,' he said, but did not indicate when the new law will take effect.
There was a controversy in April after several Singapore cars with dark tinted windows were given tickets in Malaysia. The problem boils down to different rules in the two countries on tint levels.
Singapore's Land Transport Authority requires 70 per cent of light to be let in through the windscreen and side windows in front, and 25 per cent of the light for the rear windscreen and windows. The Star/Asia News Network

[gtr_Gtti]

sigh...full of BS... sooner or later, it'll make a big dent into their economy... coz what they doing is juz preventing singaporeans from going into m'sia.

[mdc]

that sucks! in manila, they're trying to implement a similar law!

thing is, it makes sense security wise! however, for the climate, it's just too damn hot to roll without tint!

and v-kool and the likes are too expensive for the layman

[MapleLeaf]

I though just two months or so ago, one of their ministers said Singapore's tint standard will be allowed. Singapore cars will be measured by Singapore's standards (law). Now this BS again.

Once, Singaporeans are encouraged to invest in their properities. Then they intro the $300K (or $400K) thingy.

Who is ever going to be involved in IDR??? Probably only Temasek!

[rodders]

I love Malaysia and I love Malaysians!!
Mai ter kah! Mai ter kah! Mai ter kah!

[wilman2772]

Tok kok lah.......they just want our RM$50 kopi money lah......maybe speeding + tinted glass = RM$80 now???



'The Great White'

[eddie]

when i read the news, i somehow felt very shy.... paiseh....

[JDA6649]

What is there to be paiseh. We should learn their skills - one day say this, one day say that. At least it's now acceptable that they change their minds now and then. It's call ADAPTABILITY. Something that our PAP don't learn.

[Terry]

hm..singapore front passenger windows can be tinted up to 25% light transmission meh? i thought front passenger and driver window is 75% then rear then 25%

[jawzsg]

Terry.. ask OLL, he knows the standard very well.