It appears the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) is set to be a reality in the near future – according to The Sun, transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has said that the preparation of the system is in its final stage, even as the date for its implementation has yet to be decided.
As with the RM20 road charge implemented since November 1, Liow clarified that the system would not be discriminatory towards Singaporeans. “VEP is for all foreign-registered cars, not only Singapore-registered cars. There is no discrimination on Singaporean cars.
“Registration for VEP is already open. Some 236,000 foreign-registered cars have registered with Road Transport Department (JPJ) to date,” he said, adding that the system is an important security system, helping the enforcement authority track down traffic summonses, clone cars and foreign vehicles that have not left Malaysia.
After the system’s implementation, every foreign-registered vehicle will need to apply for the VEP when entering either the Johor Bahru Causeway or the Second Link, the two checkpoints in Johor. A processing fee of RM10 will be levied, and the permit will be valid for five years.
With regards to the implementation date, Liow said, “We need to do preparation work. We will announce the implementation date later.”
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Transport Minister,
Please ensure ALL Kastam lane/booth are open 24 hours both Causeway and Second Link. Publish the statistic of percentage of down and active lane/booth. Rakyat need to know why Kastam side always jam. Is Kastam shortage man power or equipment failure or administration problems.
Maximise current facilities before jumping conclusion for the 3rd bridge….
We hv very bad experience on weekend …only open 2 lane …jam like hell ! Never give you reason , said want to more tourist coming but i saw many tour bus stuck there, kesian !
Well after we have implemented the road charge of RM20 for foreign car entering Malaysia from Woodlands and Tuas, there’s lots of ‘mulut longkang’ and si ‘mata merah’ from the neighbour country complaining and started comparing. I think the best is ya to our transport minister, is to level up the charges as the same as we malaysian cars and motorcycles paid to enter Singapore at around SGD42. And they comparing our RM with SGD which is much much lower that they have to pay right. So to be equal is to pay same amount of charges … then cannot compare and complaint… if they increase the charges, we do the same too… i think all will agree… at least if its too expensive for travel on both side, public transport can kickup their service… cheaper what? Haaa… what say you???