There are five main types of driving license in Malaysia :

i) Learner's Driving Licence (LDL) The LDL holders are only permitted to drive vehicle displaying the 'L' plate owned by driving schools under the supervision of a driving school instructor. For motorcycle LDL, they are permitted to ride a motorcycle without a pillion. The LDL may be renewed every 3 or 6 months to the maximum of 2 years. After the 2 years due date, the LDL holders may need to start over the entire driving lesson procedures in order to obtained new LDL. ii) Probationary Driving Licence (PDL) Possessed by new drivers who have passed all the driving lesson procedures and tests. New drivers are subject to the 10-point KEJARA demerit point system, where points will be deducted according to the types of traffic infractions. The PDL will be revoked after a PDL holder accumulates 10 demerit points. Probationary drivers are required to display the probationary license plate (marked with white capital P in square red background) at the front and back of their vehicle respectively. The PDL may be upgraded to a full competent driving license (CDL) after 2 years, and a grace period of a year is given to upgrade the license before the licensee may need to start over the entire driving lesson procedures. iii) Competent Driving License (CDL) A full-fledged driving license being upgraded from the PDL after 2 years. CDL holders are subject to the 15-point KEJARA system before their license may be suspended or revoked. CDL may be renewed for every 1, 2, 3 or 5 years. A grace period of three years is given to renew the license before it lapsed. The CDL holders may need to start over the entire driving lesson procedures after the license lapsed. iv) Vocational Driving Licence (VDL) or Commercial Driving License Special driving license for drivers of commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks, issued jointly by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP). v) International Driving Permit (IDP) International Driving Permit allowed Malaysian to drive outside of the country. NOTE: There are several classes of driving license, namely:A - Vehicles for the disabled person B - Motorcycles (all displacement) B1 - Motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc B2 - Motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc C - Motorized tricycles D - Cars with unloaded weight not exceeding 3000 kg E - Trucks (all classes) E1 - Trucks with unloaded weight not exceeding 7500 kg E2 - Trucks with unloaded weight not exceeding 5000 kg F - Tractors / Light motorized machines (wheeled) with unloaded weight not exceeding 5000 kg G - Tractors / Light motorized machines (chained) with unloaded weight not exceeding 5000 kg

H - Tractors / Heavy motorized machines (wheeled) with unloaded weight exceeding 5000 kg I - Tractors / Heavy motorized machines (chained) with unloaded weight exceeding 5000 kg

10 Ways to Prevent Auto Theft

We are now part of the Twenty-First Century. This is good in many ways because we have learned a lot from our past and have transformed our lives with more technology. This has made life more interesting and progressive. The downside to this century is that as our world grows around us we are more prone to be at risk with all of our surroundings. I would like to now take time to give you ways to not be at risk when it comes to your car being stolen in the Twenty-First Century. We might all have ideas but here is my list of 10 ways to prevent auto theft. One - Have an anti-theft device or alarm system on the car. When a vehicle is purchased make sure that it has an anti-theft device or an alarm system it. This is an easy step for you to do at the dealership and it is only the beginning of prevention. Two - Always lock the car doors. Lock the doors even if you are entering your residence to grab that one item that you forgot to take on your way out the door. Theft can happen in matters of seconds. Three - Keep your window ups. Your vehicle windows should always be up when no one is in the vehicle. Having the doors locked will not help you if the windows are left down. With the windows up and the doors locked you will prevent personal belongings and even the car itself from being stolen. Four - Do not leave personal items in the car in plain site. Never leave property inside of an unattended vehicle. Items that thieves will break into your automobile for are purses, shopping bags, backpacks, etc. And once a thief is in the car for these items they might also find any important documents, or credit cards you left in the vehicle. Then the next step is that once they have broken into the car is to steal the car itself.

Five - Do not leave the car keys in the ignition! Sometimes when we are in a hurry we might forget and leave the keys in the ignition. If you do this you are making it way to easy for the thief to steal your vehicle. Six - Have your windows tinted. If possible have your vehicle windows tinted. With tinted windows it should be more obvious to any by stander if a stranger going to break into your car. The thief will have to try and peer into the car to figure out how to break in and that is the normal stance of a person who owns a car. Also having tinted windows makes it harder for a possible thief to see what belongings you have in a car. Seven - Get an aftermarket anti-theft device. To have an extra protection you can go to an auto parts stores and buy an anti-theft device that you can use yourself in your automobile. For these types of devices you do not need professional installations. The most popular is the device that locks around your steering wheel, this is commonly known as The Club. Eight - Do not leave a vehicle on and unattended. Never leave car running unattended not even for a second. We sometimes stop at a gas station to grab something and pay for it real quick and that is making it extra easy for the thief to drive off in your car. So even if you are just running into a store for two minutes, turn off your car and take your keys with you. Nine - Do not leave a spare key where a thief can find it. It is very common for one to have a spare key under the car, this is not recommended. Too many people have used this trick so to prevent locking themselves out of their car. Thieves are smart and know where to look for that extra key. So you might get locked out of your car but if you leave that spare key under your car you could end up losing your whole vehicle. Ten - Park in a public place with plenty of light. Make sure to park you car in a lighted area if at all possible. Park in a place where your car is visual to public. The more eyes on it will be more difficult for a thief to do anything to it. A car is more likely to get stolen if it is parked in a dark area where a thief can slink up to the car than if in a well lit area in which a thief's every move could be seen.

Those are my personal 10 tips of how to prevent your car from being stolen. I hope you take this information and think on how you can keep your car from being stolen. Once you have implemented these tips file this article in your book of information on safety features and preventive measures you do to your vehicle.