The government has forgiven all unpaid summonses for speeding motorists caught by the Automated Enforcement System (AES).

However, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said this is a one-off goodwill gesture by the government and warned that there will no future cancellations of summonses or discounts.

"The total summonses (forgiven) is 3.1 million, the government is sacrificing RM435 million.

"But we stress that this is a one-off; in the next five years of our administration, there will not be a second time. 

"Starting Sept 1, we will enforce (traffic summonses) strictly... and there will be no more discounts after this, so don't wait for a discount to pay your summonses," Loke said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Loke said the government could not afford to refund AES fines that had already been paid.

"I apologise to those who have already paid. I know it is not fair. There were 18 percent of fines that had been paid since 2012. 

"I thank these people and apologise. The government cannot afford it. No refunds," he said.