Police and JPJ officers conducting an operation against vehicles evading paying toll at the Karak toll plaza this morning. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The concessionaire for the Karak highway and the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) incurs losses exceeding RM20,000 annually due to persistent toll evasion.

AFA Systems and Services Sdn Bhd general manager Ismaliza Ibrahim said the company recorded nearly 3,000 instances of toll evasion per year, or an average of eight cases daily, Bernama reported.

“The primary method used by these offenders is tailgating. They follow closely behind the vehicle in front to slip past the toll barrier. This accounts for 63% of cases,” she said.

Ismaliza was speaking after an operation conducted together with the road transport department and police at the Karak toll plaza between 3am and 5am today.