Foreigner’s Guide to using SOCAR

 

Car-Sharing in Malaysia will make your life easier

Traveling around in KL can either be a smooth sailing experience (if you have a car) or real nightmare (when you don’t have a car). Which one are you?

Luckily for you, we have arrived in Malaysia to help you sort out your nightmares. In fact, even if you’re a local here, with car-sharing come into play, is there really a need to own a car?

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Regulation

We understand the true hassle of commuting because we are drivers too. So let’s get you behind the wheel of a SOCAR with our Foreigner’s Guide to using SOCAR.

Pursuant to Section 28 of APJ 1987, as mentioned on JPJ’s website, the holder of a foreign country’s driving license can drive in this country as long as the foreign domestic driving license is still valid, and is accompanied by a translation in English or Malay (where the license is in a language other than English or Malay), which is confirmed by the embassy of the country of origin in Malaysia, or by the authority issuing the driving license concerned.

Requirements

• 21 years old and above
• possess a valid driving license that is accepted in Malaysia
• possess a letter from the embassy to validate your driver’s license and an International Driving Permit (if needed)

Here are the required steps you need to know:

1. Upload a selfie of your valid passport next to your face, ensure the image is not blur and passport details is shown clearly
2. Upload your valid International Driving License (or International Driving Permit)
3. Valid debit card or credit card as your preferred payment method (ensure your debit/credit card is activated for e-commerce transaction)

Example1) Clear image with the passport and your face

Example2) Hidden passport, Non-English license, and Hidden face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driving licenses from the countries listed below are recognised and can be used for driving in Malaysia subject to regulations under the Road Transport Act 1987 (source: jpj.gov.my):

Afghanistan	Albania	Algeria	Argentina
Australia	Austria	Bahamas	Bahrain
Bangladesh	Barbados	Belanda	Belarus
Belgium	Benin	Bolivia	Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana	Brazil	Brunei	Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	Burundi	Cambodia	Cameroon
Canada	Central Frican	Chad	Chile
China	Colombia	Congo	Costa Rica
Cote D'lvore	Cote D’Ivoire	Croatia	Czechoslovakia
D. Kampuchea	Dahomey	Denmark	Dominican Republic
Ecuador	El Salvador	Estonia	Ethiopia
Fiji	Philippines	Finland	French Polynesia
Gabon	Gambia	Georgia	Ghana
Greece	Guatemala	Guinea	Guyana
Germany	Holy See	Honduras	Hong Kong
Hungary	Haiti	Iceland	India
Indonesia	Iran	Iraq	Ireland
Israel	Itali	Jamaica	Japan
Jordan	Kenya	Korea	Kuwait
Laos	Latvia	Lebanon	Lesotho
Liberia	Libya	Liechtenstein	Lithuania
Luxembourg	Madagascar	Malawi	Maldive Island
Mauritania	Mauritius	Mesir	Mexico
Monaco	Mongolia	Morocco	Myanmar
Namibia	Nepal	New Zealand	Nicaragua
Niger	Nigeria	Norway	Pakistan
Panama	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay	France
Peru	Poland	Republic of Macedonia	Republic of Moldovaa
Romania	Russia	Rwanda	San Marino
Saudi Arabia	Senegal	Spain	Seychelles
Sierre Leone	Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia
Somalia	South Africa	Southern Yemen	Sri Lanka
Sudan	Swaziland	Sweden	Switzerland
Syria	Taiwan	Thailand	Togo
Trinidad and Tobago	Tunisia	Turkmenistan	Turmenikistan
Ukranian Soviet Socialist (Ukraine)	Uganda	United Kingdom	United States of America
Uruguay	Uzbekistan	Venezuela	Vietnam
Western Samoa	Yemen	Yugoslavia	Zaire
Zambia	Zimbabwe

 

 

 

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If your hands are full, we can even deliver the car to you!