For being careless or absentminded, I had to go through the process of applying for my lost or misplaced NRIC and driving licence. Of course, before that, I had to satisfy myself that all the likely places had been checked. Luckily, I had a separate holder for those cards (incl. an Esso Smiles card) and all my other important bank cards were in my wallet.
I left my house at 8 am and walked to the BG district police station. If not for the lone police manning the counter being distracted now and again, two copies of the police report were printed within minutes: one for me to sign and the other, a rubber-stamped copy for my use when applying for replacement of IC. The time it took me to walk to the station and to get the report took only half an hour. The Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara or National Registration Department was just across the road. That is the advantage of living in a small town, away from the hustle and bustle of cities.
At the NRD, I showed my police report at the counter and was given a form to fill. It was a simple one: to fill in name, NRIC number, address and reason for application. I was then given a queue number. When it was my turn, I had to show my police report, and my photocopy of previous IC was a help. I was told that because it was my fault for the loss and not because of being robbed, I had to pay a penalty of Rm110 for a first timer (Rm210 for the second time, Rm310 for the third, and so on). Luckily, I was asked my age and a colleague said as warga mas or senior citizen, I was entitled to a waiver of the penalty for a first timer. Had I been robbed, then I need to pay only Rm10 replacement fee. Well, a lady officer had to electronically 'thumbprint' her approval for the waiver. Then I was asked to go to another counter where I had my picture taken. Before that, I had to put on a black vest and to button up my T-shirt to ensure my digital picture looked more presentable. I was then asked to wait and then given a temporary IC and a notification to be used when the new IC is ready in two months' time. I was out of the office at 9.10 am, in time to join my friend for breakfast!
In the afternoon, I had to go to the JPJ office in Ipoh for my replacement driving licence. Though the journey took half an hour each way, the actual process took only 10 minutes. I brought along spare copies of my photo (only one is required) and the police report. I was given a form to fill and told to get a photocopy of my temporary IC, which could be done at a service centre situated in another building. When I submitted my application, I was told that I had to pay a fine of Rm20. I did not mind...come to think of it, it was high time that I had my licence renewed because it was more than 10 years old! I had been renewing it for two 5-year periods and the latest, 3-year period, at our local post office.
Update Nov 4, 2014: For the benefit of those who lost their IC and driving licence, the police report and applications for renewal of both can be done at a Urban Transformation Centre or UTC.
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I left my house at 8 am and walked to the BG district police station. If not for the lone police manning the counter being distracted now and again, two copies of the police report were printed within minutes: one for me to sign and the other, a rubber-stamped copy for my use when applying for replacement of IC. The time it took me to walk to the station and to get the report took only half an hour. The Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara or National Registration Department was just across the road. That is the advantage of living in a small town, away from the hustle and bustle of cities.
At the NRD, I showed my police report at the counter and was given a form to fill. It was a simple one: to fill in name, NRIC number, address and reason for application. I was then given a queue number. When it was my turn, I had to show my police report, and my photocopy of previous IC was a help. I was told that because it was my fault for the loss and not because of being robbed, I had to pay a penalty of Rm110 for a first timer (Rm210 for the second time, Rm310 for the third, and so on). Luckily, I was asked my age and a colleague said as warga mas or senior citizen, I was entitled to a waiver of the penalty for a first timer. Had I been robbed, then I need to pay only Rm10 replacement fee. Well, a lady officer had to electronically 'thumbprint' her approval for the waiver. Then I was asked to go to another counter where I had my picture taken. Before that, I had to put on a black vest and to button up my T-shirt to ensure my digital picture looked more presentable. I was then asked to wait and then given a temporary IC and a notification to be used when the new IC is ready in two months' time. I was out of the office at 9.10 am, in time to join my friend for breakfast!
In the afternoon, I had to go to the JPJ office in Ipoh for my replacement driving licence. Though the journey took half an hour each way, the actual process took only 10 minutes. I brought along spare copies of my photo (only one is required) and the police report. I was given a form to fill and told to get a photocopy of my temporary IC, which could be done at a service centre situated in another building. When I submitted my application, I was told that I had to pay a fine of Rm20. I did not mind...come to think of it, it was high time that I had my licence renewed because it was more than 10 years old! I had been renewing it for two 5-year periods and the latest, 3-year period, at our local post office.
Update Nov 4, 2014: For the benefit of those who lost their IC and driving licence, the police report and applications for renewal of both can be done at a Urban Transformation Centre or UTC.
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Helping a lot..thanks
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