> Quick view: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is letting motorists clear its traffic compounds for RM5 each if the compound was issued before 2021, and RM10 each if it was issued in 2021 or later. It started on 13 October 2026 with no end date given. If you drive or ride in KL and have ever found a DBKL notice under your wiper, this is the cheapest it is likely to get.

*Image: Jabatan Penguatkuasaan DBKL*

DBKL announced the new rates in a statement on its Facebook page on 13 October 2026, saying they take effect immediately. Berita Harian, Kosmo and SAYS all carried the same figures the same day. The statement says the aim is to ease the burden on vehicle owners who want to clear their traffic records, and DBKL is urging anyone with outstanding compounds to settle them.

What the offer actually is

There are only two rates, and the dividing line is the year the compound was issued:

  • Issued before 2021: RM5 per compound.
  • Issued in 2021 or later: RM10 per compound.

It applies to cars and motorcycles, and only to traffic compounds issued by DBKL. A compound (kompaun) is the offer to settle an offence without going to court. Local councils issue them for breaking their by-laws, and the most common one in KL is illegal or unpaid parking.

One wording point: some reports say RM10 applies to compounds issued "after 2021", while Berita Harian quotes DBKL as saying RM10 covers offences "from 2021 onwards". Read together, a compound dated in 2021 itself falls in the RM10 group. If you hold one from early 2021, the payment screen or counter will show which rate the system applies.

How to check and pay, step by step

  1. Find out what you owe. Open the PAY@KL app or the PBTPay portal and search under compounds. PBTPay is the national payment portal for all local councils, run by the Local Government Department under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT).
  2. Check who issued each compound. Only the ones issued by DBKL are on this rate. If your car is often in Petaling Jaya, Ampang or Subang, you may also have compounds from other councils, and those are priced by that council.
  3. Check the year on each one. That decides RM5 or RM10.
  4. Pay through one of the four channels: a DBKL payment counter, any Pos Malaysia counter, the PAY@KL app (on Google Play and the App Store), or PBTPay at pbtpay.kpkt.gov.my. PBTPay takes FPX online banking, Visa and Mastercard, and DuitNow QR.
  5. Keep the receipt. A screenshot or the emailed confirmation is your proof if an old compound shows up again later.

Note that one Berita Harian report printed the portal as "kpky.gov.my". That is a typo. The correct address is pbtpay.kpkt.gov.my.

Worked examples

  • The occasional visitor: two compounds from a 2019 Bukit Bintang night out. 2 × RM5 = RM10.
  • The office driver: one compound from 2020 and three from 2023 around Jalan Ampang. RM5 + 3 × RM10 = RM35.
  • The delivery rider: four compounds from 2018 to 2020 and six from 2022 to 2025. 4 × RM5 + 6 × RM10 = RM80 to clear ten notices.

These totals use only the two published rates. What each compound would normally cost depends on the offence, and DBKL's statement does not list the original amounts.

Who should act on this, and who can ignore it

Do it now if you know you have DBKL parking or traffic compounds sitting unpaid, especially old ones. Each one is now RM5 or RM10, and there is no published date for when this stops.

It will not help you if your outstanding saman is from the police or JPJ. Those follow their own national schedule: since 1 January 2026 they no longer run seasonal discount campaigns and instead give a fixed reduction if you pay early (half off within 15 days, a third off from day 16 to 30). Our guide to the Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2026 and saman rules explains that system.

Fine print that trips people up

  • No end date is not the same as permanent. DBKL has not said how long this runs. Councils can withdraw special rates at any time, so do not leave it for a "later" that may not come.
  • Issuing authority matters. A DBKL compound and a PDRM saman look different and live in different systems. Check the issuer on each notice before you assume the RM5 applies.
  • Online registration may be slow. When we checked DBKL's own DBKLBayar portal on 15 October 2026, it showed a notice that new-user registration was under maintenance. If you do not already have an account, PBTPay or a Pos Malaysia counter may be quicker.
  • There is an assessment-rate lucky draw running too. DBKL's Kadar Taksiran lucky draw runs from 1 August to 31 October 2026 for individual property owners who pay their assessment through DBKLBayar or PAY@KL and have no arrears on any of their DBKL revenue accounts at the closing date. DBKL does not spell out whether unpaid compounds count. If you are a KL homeowner entering the draw, clearing old compounds at RM5 or RM10 removes that doubt for very little money.

Getting it done in person

DBKL's main payment counters are at Menara DBKL on Jalan Raja Laut. Pos Malaysia counters are spread across the city and are often the easier option if you are already running errands. Bring your vehicle registration number and, if you still have them, the compound notices.

*Rates and payment channels are from DBKL's 13 October 2026 statement as reported by Berita Harian, Kosmo and SAYS, and from the PBTPay and DBKLBayar portals, checked on 15 October 2026.*