Singapore may match VEP fees imposed by Malaysia
The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) system for foreign vehicles entering Johor, which has been implemented since June 1 at the Causeway and the Second Link at Tuas, will see drivers of these vehicles pay a RM20 fee from the middle of next month.
It had earlier been reported that Malaysia would later roll out a second phase of the VEP system to cover the Malaysia-Thailand border.
Johor State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Hasni Mohammad had recently said the system was on trial, during which there would be no fee collection.
Under the system, private, commercial and embassy/government vehicles will have to be registered online, or at the office of Malaysia’s Road Transport Department, according to a report in TODAY.
The registration will cost RM10, which is valid for five years. A radio-frequency identification card is then issued to each vehicle.
So far, 120,000 Singaporean vehicles have registered under the VEP.
In response to the trial, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement: “We note Malaysia’s Vehicle Entry Permit system at the Causeway and Second Link checkpoints is on trial and no charges are being collected at the moment.
“If it discriminates against Singapore-registered vehicles, we will match it in some form.”
The report said since August 2014, drivers of Malaysian-registered cars entering Singapore pay VEP charges of SS$35 a day, while motorcyclists pay S$4. There are no VEP charges for driving into Singapore on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Malaysia had repeatedly delayed implementing its levy, which was supposed to have taken effect on Aug 1 last year, because of technical issues, the report said.
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