PUBLISHED ONJuly 07, 2025 7:43 AMBYBhavya RawatSingaporean drivers who were caught without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) racked up RM57,000 (S$17,200) in fines within five days of full enforcement, according to Malaysia's Road Transport Department (JPJ).
They incurred 190 traffic summonses during this time, added the department.
A total of 1,767 vehicles were inspected and 94 warning notices issued since enforcement stepped up on July 1, JPJ's director for Johor state Azmil Zainal Adnan told Malaysian news agency Bernama on July 6.
"So far, VEP enforcement at the land checkpoints has proceeded smoothly," he said.
Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke had said on June 4 that Singapore-registered vehicles entering the country without a valid VEP from July 1 will be fined RM300 (S$91).
Earlier on July 1, some 55 JPJ officers were stationed outside Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) customs, immigration and quarantine complex at midnight, pulling over Singapore-registered cars without a VEP tag and writing the drivers up.
Leading up to July 1, there was a surge in VEP applications from Singaporean motorists.
Snaking queues were seen at VEP registration and installation centres in Johor Baru and Singapore.
On June 30, dozens of drivers crowded the TCSens VEP enquiry centre at Danga Bay, which has since begun operating 24 hours daily to handle the demand, reported The Straits Times.
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