VEP fully enforced for Singapore vehicles from July 1
The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will be fully enforced for Singapore-registered vehicles entering Malaysia by land beginning July 1, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a report by The Star.
The plan was first mooted in 2017 but implementation has been delayed twice, in 2019 and 2020, reports Singapore’s Straits Times.
Loke said ample time has been given since May 2024 for foreign-plate private vehicles to register for VEP to cross the border, without which, drivers will be fined RM300. They must pay this fine and register for VEP before leaving Malaysia.
The transport minister said that 15% of the 231,018 Singapore-registered individual private vehicles that have signed up for VEP have not yet activated their RFID tags, and 2,660 company private vehicles have been issued the tags.
In May 2024, Loke announced that foreign-registered vehicles must have a VEP to enter Malaysia from Singapore beginning October 1, 2024, but on October 4, he said enforcement had yet to begin and those without the tag would only be given a warning upon exiting Malaysia, reminding them to apply.
It was reported in October 2024 that the VEP could earn Malaysia more than RM100 million in 2024, and that the revenue would go towards improving Johor’s public transport. A similar system is in the works for the Thailand-Malaysia land borders.
