JOHOR BAHRU: The Malaysian National News Agency Bernama announced over the weekend that from Nov 15, vehicles registered in other countries, especially Singapore, that do not have a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will not be allowed to leave the country at land borders.
The VEP scheme was announced in 2024, and Singaporean motorists have had ample time to comply with regulations.
After enforcement began on Jul 1, 2025, the Malaysia Road Transport Department (JPJ) has stepped up efforts to implement VEP usage at Malaysia-Singapore checkpoints.
JPJ Director-General Aedy Fadly Ramli said that as of Oct 31, as many as 4,028 summons notices were issued to the owners or drivers of private vehicles of individuals and companies that do not have a VEP or are not registered for one. Additionally, the department has collected RM1.2 million (S$372,500) in fines as a result of enforcement actions carried out by JPJ.
Mr Aedy-Fadly announced this at a press conference at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI), Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru,
“JPJ is calling on all owners of foreign vehicles to immediately register, install, and activate the RFID VEP tag to avoid any inconvenience while leaving or entering Malaysia,” the department said in a Nov 1 Facebook post.
Bernama quoted the director-general as saying that a summons will be issued to errant motorists and that it will be mandatory to pay the fine before they are allowed to leave Malaysia. Those who have not yet registered for a VEP will be required to do so.
“This is to avoid any problems at the Malaysia-Singapore border exit,” he added.
Individuals who receive summons may pay their fines at the JPJ office counter, the JPJ Mobile Counter, the VEP registration counter in Danga Bay, and online via myEG.
Mr Aedy-Fadly also said, “Any Singaporean who does not have a VEP and is detained at any location in Malaysia will be subject to action.”
Since Jul 1, 303,183 RFID tags have been installed on private vehicles and 31,643 on company-owned vehicles.
On Jul 7, JPJ reported that in the first five days since it was implemented, Singaporean motorists without an active or registered VEP were slapped with RM57,000 (S$17,200) in fines. Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, had said earlier that errant foreign vehicle owners would be issued an RM300 (S$91) summons. /TISG
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