The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has confirmed that beginning February 15, 2017, all foreign-registered cars will have to pay a higher reciprocal road charge (RRC) of SGD6.40 (RM20) when they enter Singapore via the Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoints, Channel NewsAsia reports.
This confirms earlier reports that Singapore will match Malaysia’s recent implementation of a RM20 road charge, which was implemented on November 1 last year, the LTA said. The road charge will be collected along with the daily Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fees, toll charges and fixed Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) fees upon departure at the Tuas or Woodlands Checkpoints.
Motorists can pay for the applicable charges with their Autopass card or CashCard at the immigration booths. Those who attempt to evade payment could face a fine of SGD50 (RM156) for a first offence and SGD100 (RM312) for a subsequent offence, while those who fail to pay the fine could be charged in court, facing a fine of up to SGD1,000 (RM3,125) or a three-month jail term.
Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore’s Transport Minister, previously stated that the country had a “long-standing policy” of matching any levy, tolls or fees charged by Malaysia at land checkpoints between the two countries, if it discriminates against Singapore-registered vehicles.
Meanwhile, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia’s Transport Minister said the road charge was not discriminatory against Singapore-registered vehicles, and pointed out that Singapore had been charging Malaysian-registed cars for the past 44 years.
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Singapore cars untung so much filling up cheap petrol in Malaysia. Eventhough this is not allowed, nearly every station in JB breaks the law and closes an eye to this.
This is the problem with station license. You give to owners who are not sincere, who are lazy and want fast quick cash….this what happens.
These station owners are like the AP cowboys, they sell the country for quick cash.
Ask anyone in JB, they will tell you, Singapore cars happily fill up petrol. Station owners not scared. If caught, they give enforcement officer ang pau to settle the matter
Stesen owners and them kiasus r same “species”. Both scratch each others backs. When kena tangkap by enforcement, them owners quickly bring out his mykad and claim they r his local relatives. Ang pau money goes to owners instead. Enforcement cant do shiet when faced this cases.
Mesia perlu caj motosikal no. plat SG RM20
Which law says that Singapore cars can’t refill petrol in Malaysia? It only states not allowed to fill Ron95, foreign registered cars are allowed to fill Ron97… If not allowed to fill at all how to drive in Malaysia? Please read more to gain more knowledge…
People refer to the subsidized RON 95 lah… got hanky panky going. RON 97 story for what?…
I bet u urself don’t understand ur own country policy… Ron95 is no longer subsidised DUTE…
Dey fb, yes it’s not subsidized. But why are Singaporean paying SGD 2 when it’s price at RM 2.10 for RON95 in Malaysia? U guys sure kena kencing with the petrol company la wei. So if the RM 20 is nothing for Singaporean crossing over to spend money here, what la the fuss is all about? U got cheap food, petrol, exchange rates etc and all that will offset the road charge what?
This is wht u expect when u deal with kiasu
kiasu land. walauweyh.
Reduced funding for higher education in 2017 to MYR6.12 billion, down from MYR7.57 billion in 2016.
inb4 ‘SG implement is bouleh, will be praised.
MY implement is tabouleh, will kena bashed.’
And this is from MY own pipu.
All hail SGlords!
Apsal merapu dia nie’
Tunggu kunta@Albert & macai-macainya datang komen. Nanti u paham.
john favorite past-time is to KETUK SG Tak Habis Habis.
S’pore impose charges as a deterrent to reduce d number of vehicles choking their already crowded roads. Msia does this just to earn money. It’s ok if funds raised r used to improve our roads!
Tak sukak, dun come to MY!
Dear john, u tell build the wall AND U pay ler!
Dear john, u tell gomen build the wall AND U pay ler!
Tak suka don’t go SG…
We are going to see denials/evasions from Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. So much for negotiations with Singapore…
Since when he say want to nego with sg minister? Vep charges is sg’s right.. msia can not kacau..
Both country fight & the Rakyat suffer. The Rakyat will always be Collateral Damage. Can you both Minister wise up. A Tit for Tat will only make a fool of yourself & childish to say the least.
Tell ur SG to stand down 1st on their VEP. LTL wud be happy to reciprocate.
In business = depan kawan belakang lawan …In politic = depan lawan belakang kawan !!!
Look, I think all of us may have tons of reasons to grumble with this new ruling, but the fact for that matter is Singaporeans need us more than we need them.
Just look at their small state. Imagine all you can do your whole life is travel from Kepong to Seri Kembangan. It’s like driving around in your Taman. You would suffocate, man!
They need to drive up to JB to get their cheap supplies of grocery. They can’t travel around on our poor public transportation. That’s why they need their cars.
We, on the other hand, go there to work only.
We Malaysians just need to take public transport in Singapore. We should be taking advantage of that.
Our government should be charging them SGD20, not RM20 to get through here. Hell, if we raise SGD100 per entry, they’d still cross over.
Might as well charge RM1,000 per car. Then we will see kiasu singaporeans scream murder and they will impose a ridiculously high charge to prevent malaysian cars driving in. That would be good for us as it reduces cheap malaysian labour going into singapore and instead spread the jobs within johor and the rest of the country.
Dear DK please stop smoking crack! ur last phrase makes me think.. what type of crack that your mind go so high…
Yeah impose RM1000 per SG cars… So no Singaporeans come to spend in JB & no Malaysians work in Singapore… All Malaysians will be back to work in Malaysia, so workforce is more than jobs…n let’s see who will suffer…
If no workforce in singapore, corporate will look else where to relocate their operation. Msia and Singapore need each other. If we can have better governance, surely Singapore will lose its competitiveness in the long term.
There are plenty of replacement workforce can be found… other countries were used to b lower skilled than Malaysia… but in the pass decade, there skill are on par or may even higher than Malaysia… Therefore, replacement are easily to be found…
Soon the ECRL Project, Kuantan Port Upgrading and Port Klang Upgrading will isolate Singapore and cause Singapore to have more workforce than jobs…let’s see who will suffer…
Good answer to FB
Singapore implements this charge only because Malaysia currently charges the toll only at Malaysia-Singapore border (that is, “discriminating” against Singaporea registered vehicles) despite announcing that we will implement it at other land entry points to the country too. Should our Government implement it at once at all borders (Thai, Borneo, etc.), this would not have happened. Our government should know better.
4 countries can use car to enter My vs 1 country can use car to enter Sg. Who is discriminating?
then we should also put in all the other charges like-to-like !! not just the RM20… pathetic!
Rm20 is a joke. As in they come to call chicken, eat, shopping, take drugs, park illegally, speeding, petrol n so on. Yet the fines they get here they fckin ignore. We got looked down so much with our ppl working there n they didn’t know how much we hate em as well with all the antics they made over here. As far as I rmb we got no issues with Thai or other neighboring countries but sg. Cocky af like always.
Genting management worship singaporeans more than god
Please add 7% on our charge rate on SG car because Ringgit has drop that much on past 2 months, this’s in lince with our reciprocal spirit.
i go to sg with plane…. so that i can claim back my GST at Changi… don’t really care if the increase the charges for malaysian cars.
With both governments increasing the cross-border travel cost, this will benefit Singapore more as Malaysians working in Singapore will find it cheaper and easier to just rent a room in Singapore instead of doing daily commute.
U think so? Then u are wrong..
ban those kiasus la
If u claim ur rich, then tax the rich no problemo
Like we care…we can just walk across the causeway and take your good public transport which is subsidised by your tax.
If nothing to you, why make so much fuss about the rm20.
That meant they are not so rich la
If u called urself rich. What’s rm20 for u ? Think with ur head when u talk. Cocky af as always
If I’m not mistaken, SG is facing negative growth now