Only 45,000 Singaporean vehicles registered for VEP

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According to Bernama, only 45,000 Singaporean vehicles have registered for the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) and, to a certain extent, the Road Charges (RC) levied on such vehicles entering Malaysia. “Only 45,000 foreign vehicles have registered for the VEP compared to the expected 500,000 vehicles,” said State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman, Datuk Hasni Mohammad.

Hasni also commented that said VEP registration system, which only facilitates online registration, required additional troubleshooting and improvements. “The two weeks starting Aug 15 did not allow all the foreign vehicles to be registered online or over the counter,” he added. The trial period for the implementation of the VEP system began on September 1.

Motorists will be required to pay a RM20 VEP fee when entering Malaysia beginning October 1 – transactions will be exclusively facilitated via Touch ‘n Go cards. The registration period has been extended to October 1 to allow for the delivery of RFID (radio frequency identification) cards – Singaporean drivers will be required to pay RM10 for the aforementioned RC registration, which is valid for five years.

The VEP will remain active all day, every day and involves private vehicles of all classes. On the other hand, motorcycles, public buses, taxis and government vehicles will be exempted from paying the VEP fee although said vehicles will still be required to register.

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An “actor” by training, Gregory Sze realised that he has had enough of drama in his life. Following his number one passion (acting was actually number two), he decided to make the jump into the realm of automotive journalism. He appreciates the simple things in life – a simple car with nothing but back-to-basics mechanical engineering and minimal electronics on board.

 

Comments

  • Power Rangers on Sep 02, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    another white elephant project by cronies spent G money and no return..?
    I wonder how much this VEP system cost? lol..

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  • singaporean on Sep 02, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    no need to surprise only 45,000 vehicles registered. we do not want to provide so much of our personal information and we don’t plan to come in to johor anymore.

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  • JB_KIA on Sep 02, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    they think all sgp car owners are hardup to come in for cheap petrol….wake up laa, figures prove them wrong

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  • niterunner99 on Sep 02, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    will b taking bus into JB, LEGOLAND etc…

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  • wee fuk yew on Sep 02, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    Dun worry.eventually they will come back to jb.where else can they stretch thier expensive rides if not on malaysian highways? All those ferraris, lambos porches Bmw mercedes with no where to go. Might as well keep them on the showroom floor. As for the cheapskates, your absence is much appreciated.

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