PARLIAMENT Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein today said that about 80 percent of compounds collected from the Automated Enforcement System (AES) summonses have been paid to the private companies which implemented the system.

In a written reply to Kota Melaka MP Sim Tong Him, Hishammuddin said that as of May 15 this year, RM13,550,758 have been paid to the private companies while the government got the remaining RM3,429,910.

The companies which implemented the AES system are ATES Sdn Bhd and Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd, which are entitled to a cut of all summonses in a three-tier payment system according to its concession agreement.

Furthermore, he said a total of 673,339 AES summonses have been issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) as of June 11 this year since its implementation on Sept 23, 2012.

However, only about 10 percent of the total summonses have been paid in the same period, amounting to a total of RM20,020,500.

Thus far, 14 cameras are operational nationwide, and a total of 418 cameras will be working once the full roll-out is completed.