KEJARA (from "Kesalahan Jalan Raya") is JPJ's demerit point system — and it is both a guaranteed topic in Section C of your KPP exam and something that will follow you for your entire driving life. Understanding it properly is worth real marks now and can save your license later.
How Points Accumulate
Scheduled traffic offences carry fixed demerit point values. The points go onto your driving record when you are convicted by a court or when you pay the compound fine for the offence — paying a saman is not a way to avoid points. Points stay on your record and add up across offences.
The Thresholds That Matter
- P license (PDL) — 20 points: license cancelled. Not suspended — cancelled. You go back to the very beginning: theory course, KPP test, practical training, everything.
- Full license (CDL) — 40 points: suspended for 6 months.
- CDL — 60 points: suspended for 12 months.
- CDL — 80 points or more: license revoked; you must retake all tests.
Point Values for Common Offences
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs — 20 points
- Dangerous or reckless driving — 15 points
- Speeding by more than 50 km/h over the limit — 15 points
- Failing to stop after an accident — 15 points
- Running a red light — 10 points
- Using a mobile phone while driving — 10 points
- Overtaking on double lines — 10 points
- Speeding by 26–50 km/h over the limit — 10 points
- Speeding by up to 25 km/h over the limit — 5 points
- Not wearing a seatbelt (driver) — 5 points; (passenger) — 3 points
- Disobeying traffic signs, illegal U-turns, expired road tax — 5 points each
Notice the pattern: one drunk-driving conviction cancels a P license on its own, and a single day of reckless driving can put a full-license holder halfway to suspension.
Special Rules for P License Holders
- Zero alcohol. While full-license holders are subject to the legal blood-alcohol limit, P holders must be at absolute zero.
- P plates always displayed, front and rear — driving without them is itself an offence.
- A cancelled PDL cannot be appealed back into existence: it means restarting the licensing process from the theory course.
Checking and Clearing Your Points
- Check your current points in the MyJPJ app or at any JPJ counter.
- Points do not silently expire while you keep offending — reductions and resets follow JPJ's schedule, including after a suspension period is served.
- JPJ periodically offers road-safety programmes that can reduce accumulated points — worth attending if you are close to a threshold.
What the Exam Asks
Section C questions on KEJARA are direct recall: "How many points for using a phone while driving?", "What happens when a P license holder reaches 20 points?". Memorise the thresholds and the point values above and those marks are yours. Then test yourself with the Section C practice sets, or read the full KEJARA study chapter.