Singapore-registered vehicles entering Malaysia without a valid vehicle entry permit (VEP) may still enter the country and not be turned back at land checkpoints, however they will be tagged in the Malaysian system and fines will be issued upon leaving Malaysia, reported New Straits Times.
This is in order to prevent unnecessary traffic congestion at the checkpoints, said Johor road transport department (JPJ) director Azmil Zainal Adnan. “They must settle the compound before leaving the country,” Azmil said regarding Singapore-registered vehicles that have entered Malaysia without a valid VEP.
The road transport department (JPJ) will set up payment counters away from the checkpoint exits at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) in order to prevent the build-up of additional congestion, the Johor JPJ director said.
“We want to avoid bottlenecks at both checkpoints. At the same time, the law will still be enforced, just at a more practical point in the process,” Azmil said, adding that the decision is aimed at striking a balance between enforcement and practicality as thousands of vehicles cross the Malaysia-Singapore border daily, while urging all owners of Singapore-registered vehicles to expedite their VEP applications.
Yesterday, Malaysian transport minister Anthony Loke announced that the VEP requirement for Singapore-registered vehicles entering Malaysia by land will be enforced from July 1.
In October last year, the Malaysian transport minister said that revenue collected from issuance of VEPs would go towards improving public transport in Johor. A similar system is being studied for the Malaysia-Thailand land borders.
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Our g9mrn getting poorer as too many glc’s and state owned enterprise competing 7nfsirly with private companies and killing the free market and tax revenue.
aiya just ban them from entering here
Charge VEP is fair