Fact Check: Is Indonesia Starting Door-to-Door Checks for Vehicle Documents? - Tempo.co English

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Over the past week, several posts claiming that the police would conduct door-to-door checks for vehicle document completeness and credit disputes have circulated on Facebook (account 1, account 2), Threads, and Instagram. The posts claim this policy is set to take effect in late September 2026. The content includes a poster stating that police and credit financing companies would visit the homes of residents who lack a Vehicle Registration Certificate (STNK) and a Motor Vehicle Ownership Book (BPKB), or who are involved in credit disputes.

Is there truly a new policy for door-to-door checks regarding vehicle document completeness and credit disputes?

Tempo verified the content by interviewing relevant parties and comparing information from credible sources. The findings indicate that the Traffic Corps of the Indonesian National Police (Korlantas Polri) has never implemented such a policy.

Senior Commissioner Turmudi, Head of the Operations Division at the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas Polri), confirmed that reports regarding police raids on residents' homes to check vehicle documents are incorrect. "There is no such policy from the police," Turmudi stated in a text message to Tempo on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Under existing regulations—specifically Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation and Government Regulation Number 80 of 2012—police authority to inspect motor vehicles must be exercised on public roads, not within residents' private property. Meanwhile, for traffic violations captured by the electronic traffic law enforcement (ETLE) system, officers simply send a confirmation letter directly to the address registered in the population database.

The narrative regarding vehicle tax enforcement involving direct door-to-door collection, starting in late September 2026, is false.

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