Singaporean-registered vehicles entering Malaysia will be required to have a vehicle entry permit (VEP) from October 1 this year, transport minister Anthony Loke has announced. This will be with a new VEP RFID tag issued by the the Malaysian road transport department (JPJ), costing RM10 each.
Owners of Singaporean cars may choose to have the RFID tag installed at specific collection centres in Malaysia, or request for the tag to be delivered for self-installation, Loke said. The RFID tag will be valid for five years, and is not transferable between owners or vehicles.
This regulation will apply to both entry points to the country; at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) complex at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) in Tambak, Johor, as well as the CIQ Complex at the Sultan Abu Bakar building at the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link.
The VEP RFID tag can then be used for toll fare payment through RFID lanes at toll plazas in Malaysia, as well as the RM20 per entry road charge (RC) that has been in place since 2015. The VEP RFID will be tied to the car owner’s Touch ‘n Go eWallet account for toll and RC payments.
While the RM10 fee for the VEP RFID tag is cheaper than the RM35 RFID tag used by Malaysians for toll fare, the former will also incur a collection agent service fee of RM29.50, which then makes it slightly more expensive. Postage will add on separate fees too.
“All foreign vehicle owners are encouraged to register, install and activate their VEP RFID tags within the next four months before October. This is to avoid any issues when traveling by foreign vehicle between the two countries in the foreseeable future,” the transport minister said.
Drivers of foreign vehicles from Singapore who are entering, or have already entered Malaysia and who fail to obtain the VEP RFID tag after the October 1 deadline will have committed an offence under Section 66H(7) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and those found guilty will be compounded or receive a fine of up to RM2,000, or face imprisonment for up to six months under Section 119 (2) of the same act, he added.
The JPJ will have full authority to deny vehicles entry into Malaysia if these do not have the VEP RFID tag after the enforcement date. The department will also have the authority to prevent foreign vehicles from leaving the country should there be unresolved issues, such as unpaid fines or traffic summonses, among others, under the Road Transport Act 1987, the minister added.
The decision to begin enforcement of VEP RFID tag use from October was to allow ample time for owners of foreign-registered vehicles to register and install their tags, according to Loke.
“Based on records, there are currently over 200,000 foreign vehicles who have applied for VEP but only 70,000 have activated their RFID tags. As such, this four-month period would help prevent any sort of sudden mad rush of vehicle owners travelling between the two countries which would cause unnecessary traffic congestion,” he said.
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TNG RFID = RM30, while VEP RFID = RM10? SG got 1/3 discount?
WAHAHA. High powered motorcycle crossing daily doesn’t need this fancy sticker plus it’s always FOC to ride along the plus highway heading north or south.
PH Gomen is adik to PAP Gomen so of course adik must bagi mukak & give subsidy to rakyat Singapura. So you see PH Gomen is taxing rakyat Mesia to give subsidy to our southern overlords rakyat. Still want to vote PH? Only if you want to be a slave in your own country.
Singaporean = RM10 = SGD3.50
Malaysian = RM35 = SGD10
RFID can be had for a lot cheaper. The cost of production is quite low. Why not encourage many to switch to RFID by making it free? Surely Touch N Go doesn’t need to make a profit with RFID stickers. Move the whole motoring population to embrace technology and create more RFID lanes. THat way, you can get smoother and faster throughput at the tolls. Just stop TnG charging for everything and trying to make money from it. This should be a national project.
i don’t know why our gov so st***d… Malaysia car masuk Singapore kena SGD35.. tapi Singapore car masuk Malaysia RM20 je… kalau tak pun charges leh RM35
We are kind hearted yea. Sell cheap cheap water to them. Semua cheap cheap. Pakai la otak sikit tuh. S’pore can definitely afford more than RM50.
I agree with you. Charging the same amount in their currency would indeed make for a fair and accurate comparison. If Singapore charges SGD100 to Malaysians, then it would be fair for us to charge the same amount in SGD. This way, it would still be affordable for them. The same principle should also apply to fuel prices. Charging them similar to the average price in their country would be more reasonable. It’s frustrating when the government seems to prioritize squeezing its people over fairness.
Singapore already does this via Reciprocal Road Charge (S$6.40) for Malaysian cars entering Singapore. This is to match the RM20 VEP charge for Singapore cars entering Malaysia.
The S$35 VEP fee is a different objective alltogether meant to coexist with the COE as a means of controlling vehicle numbers. You get 10 free days each year and timed-based concessions.
better suggestion just ban all sinkie cars from entering malaysia
They can always travel by bike and it’s totally free of any charges
Why so rude and hostile? Get help.
RFID already got lot of issues.. gonna jam everywhere… useless rfid tag