One day in early April, I drove home to Singapore after a shopping trip in Johor. The hospitality of the Johor was spoilt when I was suddenly stopped at random by a Malaysian traffic cop after the immigration checkpoint together with many other Singapore-registered cars.

I was asked to report to the small traffic operations room. I asked the traffic corporal what offence I had committed. He then asked me the registration number of my car.

After he punched in the number into the computer, he told me that I had committed a traffic offence in exceeding the Malaysian highway speed limit somewhere in June 2000.

In the first place why didn't the Malaysian traffic police give me a summons there and then in 2000? It looks like the Malaysian traffic police are taking Singapore motorists for a ride.

The question I would like to ask is: is it proper for them to stop Singapore motorists at random at the causeway and slapped them with a fine for an offence purportedly committed?

For the information of Singapore motorists, please have with you at least RM150 on your way back to Singapore, otherwise you will be subjected to humiliation.