JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysian authorities announced on Friday ( Sep 27 ) that enforcement would be “executed in phases” and that foreign-registered vehicles that have n’t installed Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP ) tags by the Oct 1 deadline will still be able to enter the country from Singapore.
Drivers will be issued a reminder at the land borders to register, install and activate their radio frequency identification ( RFID ) tags, the Road Transport Department ( JPJ) added in a statement.
” All lorries from Singapore entering Malaysia as usual if they do not own a VEP.”
” A warning will be issued at the property borders to all vehicle owners who have not received an RFID VEP to quickly register, place, and stimulate their VEP RFID,” according to JPJ.  ,
Additionally, JPJ added that if a car driver has n’t yet installed their VEP, a warning see will be issued to them before they leave Malaysia.
Some vehicles from Singapore are frantically trying to secure their VEPs ahead of October 1 by visiting two brand-new Johor Bahru locations to install their RFID tags.
JPJ added that as of Sep 25, RFID keywords for VEP have been activated for 62, 635 Singapore-registered cars.
Malaysia’s Transportation Minister Anthony Loke announced in May that all foreign-registered cars traveling by land from Singapore will be required to apply VEPs starting on October 1.
The VEP system has been in place since 2019 but had yet to be enforced, Mr Loke said at the moment.
Motorists who fail to do so may be fined up to RM2, 000 ( US$ 484 ) or jailed for up to six months.