We’ve already heard about the government deferring enforcement of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) for foreign vehicles entering Malaysia, now we know that the target is six months. In September, the transport ministry said that the deferment was “until further notice.” The original start date for enforcement was Oct 1.
“In light of several issues made known to the ministry including the difficulties to get appointments for RFID Tag installation, the ministry will defer enforcement of VEP on all outbound traffic at both KSAB and BSI during peak hour traffic operation until further notice,” the ministry’s statement said then, referring to the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex and Sultan Iskandar Building checkpoints in Johor.
Now, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) says that the deferment is because many Singapore-registered vehicles still do not have the RFID Tag. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid said based on the department’s record, more than 230,000 Singaporean vehicles have registered for the VEP but only 60,000 have had the VEP-RFID fitted, Malay Mail reports.
“We (JPJ) will be targeting to get the remainder 170,000 Singapore-registered vehicles to install the VEP-RFID within the first six months of this year,” Shaharuddin said, adding that the JPJ is receiving positive feedback from Singaporeans regarding the RFID tag, and that they know the importance of registering for the VEP.
When it announced the deferment in September 2019, the transport ministry acknowledged the difficulty in getting appointments for RFID Tag installation, and announced the opening of another fitment centre at the JPJ office in the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (outbound). That’s in addition to the four fitment centres at the Gelang Patah Southbound R&R, the Plaza Angsana open carpark, Pandan R&R and Lima Kedai toll plaza.
VEP registration was opened in April 2019, with an initial period of six months given to owners of foreign vehicles to apply and install the RFID tag. The VEP for each registered vehicle is valid for five years.
The government says that “VEP is a vital component in its efforts to address the problems with owners of foreign vehicles that have violated our road transport laws and the issues with irresponsible parties exporting/importing stolen or illegitimately registered vehicles across the country’s borders.”
The latter is to do with “cloned vehicles” or cars that were supposed to have been scrapped in Singapore, but brought in illegally to Malaysia, sold below market value, and running with fake number plates mirroring that of a similar vehicle.
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Wahaha! UTurn again! Jeng jeng jeng! As expected from our uturn government.
Wahaha! Lucky we all Mesians here. Syukurrr
In SG, warga emas people would still be cleaning plates in foodcourts because they have to work to survive until they go….
Under Najib also from 2014 or 2015, they keep delaying the VEP…
In 2014-2015 our oil prices drop so need Sinkie business, deswai it was okay for Najib to delay VEP. Now 2020, under PH we are first world country (according to them), we don’t need their business because we now topkek, so why delay somemore. Just do it now.
See the majority in PH. They are the same type in BN. All lazy and all want easy life. All want bantuan kerajaan, biasiswa percuma and contracts.
So, does not matter who runs the Government, they are the same people who just want easy life
Malaysia we cannot do anything fast because we only work 3 days a week. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, people cannot work. They say penat and cannot wor
So we take time to make decisions.
This is Malaysian way of doing bizness. Slow Slow. Perlahan perlahan. Rilak la bang, apa nak cepat ni.
alamak… malaysia boleh… PH the best…
So PH is continuing to subsidise SG cars? And at same time, PH also u-turns on their plan for targeted fuel subsidy program. So in actuality PH is using what supposed to be our subsidy money and instead subsidising SG cars coming in. Why is PH subsidising the citizen of another country? Is PH actually subservient and working for SG gomen?
NONSENSE excuse. If the SG cars have not yet fitted the VEP RFID then don’t let them enter…! Govt not being fully truthful on the matter.
Well done
Want us to install the VEP RFID Tag but make it so difficult to install.
Have booking system but only allow to book on the same month in advance and then don’t release enough slots to make booking. So once full, have to wait for next month and try again.
After make booking, turn up at fitment centre, say too many car, cannot install, have to go book again.
Like this need 3 years just to fit all the rest of the cars if they only manage to install 60,000 tags in 1 year.
70% of their car will scrap within 10years and another 20% within 15years. When times goes on, another portion of the registered vehicle already send to scrap yard.
Why not just collect an entrance deposit of $200 instead? We can even forfeit their deposit to offset their traffic fine during their stay.
Korang ni boleh ke tak boleh ni? Memalukan orang kita je. Tak reti buat panggil je orang china buat, settle masalah.