DIY Regional Government Prohibits Civil Service Officials from Using Official Vehicles for Homecoming Travel

As Lebaran approaches, the Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) administration has reaffirmed that official vehicles used by civil service officials (ASN) are prohibited from being used for personal interests such as homecoming travel. However, the DIY administration recognises that monitoring this practice is difficult.

“That is indeed not permitted—official vehicles are for official duties, not for homecoming travel,” stated DIY Regional Secretary Ni Made Dwipanti Indrayanti during an encounter at the Kepatihan Complex in Yogyakarta City on Monday, 9 March 2026.

Nevertheless, Made acknowledged that it is not easy to monitor the use of official vehicles for personal purposes, particularly during the Lebaran holiday period. Several government offices continue to operate during the Lebaran break.

Official vehicles vary in type, according to Made. Civil service officials on duty during Lebaran do not exclusively use field-specific vehicles such as double-cabin trucks. There are also official multipurpose vehicles used for official duties.

“For example, departments that do not have holiday closures, such as the Department of Transportation and Civil Service Police, if they go out using official vehicles, it would be unreasonable to suspect them. We simply need to know what purpose the vehicle is intended for,” she explained.

Regarding reporting procedures, Made stated that the administration does not provide a dedicated hotline for members of the public to report instances of official vehicles being used for non-official purposes.

Made did not rule out the possibility that the public could report through official social media accounts of government agencies, such as the DIY Regional Government’s public relations office. However, each agency maintains its own official vehicles that do not always carry official agency identification.

“Currently, we cannot identify whether an official vehicle belongs to the DIY Regional Government or to a vertical agency,” Made clarified.

“It is somewhat complicated if the regional government were to provide a complaint hotline. It is acceptable if the public reports through the relevant agency’s social media, but the problem is identifying whose vehicle it is,” she added.

Regarding penalties, Made noted that existing regulations provide only warnings as potential sanctions for civil service officials who use official vehicles for personal purposes. For this reason, she can only appeal to and request that civil service officials exercise awareness and refrain from such conduct.

“We cannot confiscate the vehicle. At most, they receive a notification or a warning,” Made said.

“As we have said before, civil service officials should refrain from using official vehicles for family or personal purposes,” she emphasised.