It was 3,910 saman worth RM1.173 million as of October 20; according to Bernama, it’s now 4,634 saman totalling RM1.39 million that the road transport department (JPJ) has issued to Singaporean vehicles since July 1 for turning up at the Malaysian border without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), which is RFID-based.
JPJ said in a statement that a total of 65,039 Singaporean vehicles were inspected at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ), Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI), Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) and areas around Johor Bahru, and the fines were issued to owners or drivers of private vehicles (both individual- and company-owned) which were either not VEP-registered, had an expired VEP or had VEPs still in pre-registration status.
“Owners of these vehicles will be issued a fine and must settle the summons as well as register their VEP before leaving Malaysia,” the statement said, adding that under Section 66J of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), foreign vehicle owners must settle all fines before leaving Malaysia.
A total of 345,238 VEP RFID tags have been issued, comprising 292,692 for individual private vehicles (plus 16,404 not activated yet) and 28,344 for company private vehicles (plus 7,798 not activated yet).
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