KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Used car dealers are protesting against additional inspections that will come in force next week, stating that it will result in unnecessary costs.

Effective June 15, all used vehicles for sale will need to undergo Puspakom’s 18-point inspection (B7) as to reflect amendments in the Hire-Purchase Act of 1967.

Federation of Motor and Credit Companies Associations of Malaysia (FMCCAM) secretary-general Khoo Kah Jin said Puspakom’s current four-point inspection (B5) — on the chassis number, engine number, windows and windscreens as well as cut-and-join parts — was sufficient.

“The B7 inspection is unnecessary as the additional 14-point inspection will be based on visual checks which are unreliable,” he told reporters after about 100 dealers held a protest here today.

Khoo said the new ruling would only benefit Puspakom.

Customers will have to pay an additional RM90 on top of the RM30 that Puspakom already charges for the B5.

The dealers were also unhappy at another amendment which limits booking fees to one per cent of the sale price and requires them to refund 90 per cent of the fee to customers if the deal fell through.