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Some 4,634 Singapore drivers have been fined a total of RM1.39 million (S$436,400) for various Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) violations since enforcement began on July 1.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post on Saturday (Nov 22), the Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) said 65,039 Singapore-registered vehicles were checked at various checkpoints since the enforcement started.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These include the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI), the Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) checkpoints across from Woodlands and the Second Link, and various locations across JB.<\/p>\n
The figures were shared by JPJ Deputy Director-General of Planning & Operations, Jazmanie bin Shafawi, at a press conference in JB on Friday (Nov 21) night.<\/p>\n
Some 159 summonses were also issued between Nov 15 and 20 to vehicles, including privately owned and company-owned ones, that were still under VEP pre-registered status.<\/p>\n
The summonses were also issued to vehicles that had either not registered for a VEP or had an expired VEP.<\/p>\n
JPJ had announced on Oct 31 that from Nov 15, foreign-owned vehicles, especially those from Singapore, would not be allowed to exit Malaysia until outstanding VEP fines are paid<\/a>, according to Section 66J of Malaysia’s Road Transport Act 1987.<\/p>\n Drivers without a valid or with an unactivated VEP face a fine of RM300, with payments accepted at JPJ office counters, mobile JPJ counters, the VEP registration counter at Danga Bay or via MyEG.<\/p>\n Those who have been fined must also complete their VEP registration before they can leave the country.<\/p>\n JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli previously announced that enforcement operations, once confined to Johor, will now be expanded nationwide, meaning any Singapore-registered vehicle found without a valid VEP anywhere in Malaysia may face action.<\/p>\n [[nid:723421]]<\/p>\n