Muhd Raden Anwar, the chief executive officer of one of Malaysia’s largest car rental companies Wahdah, told CNA that it would be “logical” for the government to impose sanctions on Singapore drivers “only when” nearly all VEP programs have been submitted and their tags activated.  ,
When many Singaporean drivers are still having trouble installing and obtaining their ( RFID ) tags, he continued,” It would not be fair if the government enforces the payment of fines.”  ,
Muhd Raden acknowledged that the VEP was a tool to help the authorities track foreign individuals who had excellent charges and that its implementation was a positive step.  ,
” It’s a way to also track data of foreign vehicles that enter the country and this can help ( with ) urban planning”, he added.  ,
Loke had recently said that as of Sep 30, Malaysia has issued 112, 658 RFID tags to vehicles, of which 75, 412 have been activated.
The VEP was initially announced in 2017 with the goal of tackling vehicle theft and cloning cartels and preventing people from leaving the country without having to pay charges for traffic offenses.
Full protection was originally scheduled for 2019, but it was repeatedly postponed.