Yes folks it happens...a lot.

Last 6 months while overseas I racked up 7 speeding fines, or so my account on myeg.com.my told me. The fact that not only was I not in the country, but my car with the number plate that got caught speeding, was in secure parking in front of security in Penang with a flat battery.

Something was fishy, so i find the photos that accompany speeding summons and low and behold it was the same make of vehicle and type but older model and a different colour, but the number plate was mine all right.

So procedure I find is first make a police report at your local police station. Get it done in Malay and get a certified true copy while you are there for RM4. Next is a visit to Bukit Aman ( I tried writing and while the summons did actually disappear for a couple of weeks, they came back again!!). You must dress in almost formal attire as there are serious big brass guys around and you are not allowed in if you could possibly offend these immaculately attired ..what's the word for them?. Go through to routine of leaving your phone and getting a pass, them straight to 19th floor. Just walk on in as there is nobody to tell you what to do. I got to see Capt. Aziz who was very helpful, took one look at photos of both vehicles and my passport showing I wasn't around and agreed to cancel the summons. 5 mins.

Don't bother with JPJ as after a couple of hours they polity said they were not really interested and keep the certified copy of police report, copy of car registration etc in the car at all times, just in case a road block actually checks registration against number plates one day.

Seems its so easy to check JPJ files on-line that unscrupulous ruffians "chrome" any plate that has a similar vehicle type to the one they want.

I asked JPJ if I could transfer my plates to a motor bike, thinking this may actually wake someone up when processing summons, but no I couldn't do that either. Put up with it and keep all paperwork for when the thief kills someone with your plates.

What a major pain. I guess this is going to be come a feature of your life now unless they can give you a new plate.

JPJ were not happy with the idea of a new plate and once I thought of all the agro involved and no guarantee it wont happen again (plus we paid for the plate we have) decided to stick with keeping paperwork always with the car.

The myeg.com.my site is good, as you can easily check for fines as not always do mailed notices arrive (if ever sent)

This is not good