MyEG for online government services
Spinning off my previous post about getting your road tax fuel rebate below, its also come to my attention that you can actually claim your rebate online. So, if you aren’t the sort who likes to queue up at the post office (I prefer going to those that are open later as there are less people in the evenings) then you might want to use the online option.
I personally have not used the MyEG service. This site allows you to obtain car insurance quotes, pay for your car insurance, pay to renew your road tax and even pay to have the road tax couriered to you so you don’t even have to trouble yourself waiting to get it. If you renew your roadtax online then you can claim your fuel rebate online too which saves you queueing at the post office. However, it will be credited to your card and so you don’t get to see the cold hard cash 
Over and above car related services, you can also renew your driving license (very useful if you don’t want to find yourself wasting half a day queueing at the JPJ) or even pay police summonses.
There is however one snag that I can see using the online road tax renewal service and that is if your car is still under a hire purchase loan. In those circumstances, the bank holds your car registration card. On MyEG, they say :-
7. My original Registration Card is with the Bank. How can I print my registration card at the eKiosk?
Normally the Bank may allow you to collect your registration card for renewal purposes for a few days. Once you have completed the road tax renewal, you may print the relevant information on your registration card. Thereafter, you may need to submit the original registration card back to the bank for safekeeping. Please make the necessary arrangements with your Bank directly.
So, it does not eradicate the hassle of having to collect your card from the bank etc. That is one of the hassle bits that really get my goat so I get someone to do it for me for a small fee. Sometimes, time is money yes?
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