Malaysia to start requiring Singapore vehicles have entry permits from October
- The vehicle entry permit system has been in place since 2019 but hasn’t been enforced, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said
- More than 200,000 Singapore vehicles have been registered with the system but have not completed the process of activating their tags, he said
Action will be taken against any foreign motor vehicle without a VEP entering or in Malaysia from that date, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Anyone found guilty of the offence can be fined up to 2,000 ringgit (US$427) or jailed up to six months.
Vehicles that have been registered will be fitted with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag that costs 10 ringgit.
Loke said the VEP has been implemented since 2019 but has not been enforced. The system was put on hold in 2020 as the government said it was looking at ways to make installation of the RFID tag easier.
Based on current records, Loke said there are about 70,000 Singapore-registered motor vehicles that have activated VEP tags. More than 200,000 motor vehicles have been registered but have not completed the process of installing and activating their tags.
