RM1.17Mil In Fines Collected From Singapore Drivers Without RFID VEP

The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has slapped 3,910 summonses worth RM1.17 million on Singaporean motorists who failed to install the mandatory RFID Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) tag between July and Oct.

JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan reported that RM300 fines were issued at three Johor checkpoints. These included 1,765 fines at the Sultan Iskandar Building, 2,064 at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex, and 81 at Taman Daya.

“We imposed the maximum fine and instructed Singaporean drivers to pay on the spot,” he said, adding that enforcement currently focuses on private vehicles, while 1,269 reminder notices were sent to company-owned ones.

Kifli said the on-the-spot payment rule has helped solve the long-time problem of unpaid summonses. 

“Requiring immediate payment and warning that non-compliance will see vehicles being seized have proven effective, with all drivers cooperating and settling their fines promptly,” he added.

By law, driving a foreign vehicle without a valid VEP can lead to a RM300 fine under Section 66H(7) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Since October last year, Singapore-registered vehicles entering Malaysia must have a VEP RFID tag, which costs RM10. Those without one risk being denied entry or fined up to RM2,000.

Source: Bernama.