He has notched up a whopping 89 traffic summonses - with fines amounting to RM26,700 - over the past six years.

That's according to the rilek.com.my website , which provides an online service for users to check and pay their summonses.

He is Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Iskandar, the Johor crown prince.

Tunku Ibrahim, 48, whose family members are widely known as passionate car collectors, apparently ran foul of the law in 32 different cars, all registered under his name.

However, it is not clear who were behind the wheels when the offences were committed.

The traffic offences included 60 tickets for speeding and 24 for traffic obstruction. Other offences were for parking and overtaking violations.

The offences occurred mostly in Johor - Johor Bahru (42 summonses), Kota Tinggi (11), Batu Pahat (6), Muar (4) and Kluang (1).

The rest were committed around the country - Kuala Lumpur; Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya, Gombak, Klang and Sepang (Selangor); Seremban and Rembau (Negri Sembilan); Jasin and Alor Gajah (Malacca), Temerloh and Pekan (Pahang), Manjung and Tapah (Perak), and Alor Star and Jitra (Kedah).

A check at the Rilek website shows that the summonses were issued under the name 'DYAM (Duli Yang Amat Mulia) Tunku Ibrahim Ismail'.

The first six digits on the stated identity card displayed on the website - '221158' - is the same as the crown prince's date of birth, Nov 22, 1958.

However, Tunku Ibrahim need not pay the full compound of RM26,700. With the reduced fines offered by the police, it adds up to only RM9,540 - a hefty RM17,160 discount.

PM too had summonses

Tunku Ibrahim - or those using the cars registered under his name - is not the first VIP to have an apparent penchant for speed.

Earlier this month, malaysiakini reported that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had 11 summonses for speeding, traffic obstruction and parking offences.

An embarrassed Abdullah said he was not aware of the offences. However, he paid the fines after he was informed about the matter.

Abdullah's fines, originally RM3,300, were reduced to RM1,000 with the general discount offered by the police.

The revelation of VIPs having outstanding traffic fines come hot on the heels of a police crackdown on errant motorists who have yet to settle their summonses.

Earlier this month, the police launched 'Ops Warta IV' - which will last until Aug 5 - to nab errant drivers who have failed to pay their fines.

RM2.8 bil of unpaid fines

According to the police, traffic summonses totaling RM2.82 billion issued between 2001 and 2004 have not been paid by 9,407,138 traffic offenders.

Bukit Aman traffic police chief Supt A Wahab A Rahman said police issued 19.8 million summonses over the past four years but only 52.7 per cent, or 10.4 million summonses, were settled so far.

Arrest warrants have been issued for these offenders and the police are showing up at their doorsteps with handcuffs.

At the same time, the police have conceded that there could be errors in their computer system which tracks traffic summonses.

Last Monday, Police Internal Security and Public Order director Mustafa Abdullah said that some individuals may not be aware of having committed traffic offences as the summonses were not issued and sent to them.

This mostly involved those caught speeding or jumping the red lights by hidden cameras.

Mustafa added that the problem is being fixed by the police.