Members of the public have been urged to be wary of touts who claim that they can settle traffic summonses at a discount.

Deputy inspector-general of police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said there is no such thing as "middlemen" to settle summonses.

"Payments can only be made at the counters to settle summonses," Noor Rashid told reporters after attending an appreciation ceremony at the Police Training Centre in Kuala Lumpur last night.

He said police would be coming down hard on touts who acted as middlemen to settle summonses for others.

- Bernama