VEP

2,916 foreign drivers fined in Johor over VEP issues

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that Malaysia conducts routine inspections on foreign vehicles entering and leaving the country.

S’pore vehicles barred from leaving Malaysia if VEP fines not paid; enforcement to go beyond Johor

On Oct 21, Malaysian media reported that there were 3,910 writs of summons issued - which each cost RM300 - across three locations in Johor Bahru.

Almost 4,000 Singapore drivers fined $360,000 in total for entering Johor without VEP tag

Drivers who were fined for lacking a VEP were told to pay them on the spot, said an official.

Over 3,100 S’pore drivers fined $290,000 in total for entering Johor without VEP tag since July 1

The RFID tag allows Malaysian authorities to identify foreign-registered vehicles and track any outstanding fines.

Nearly 1,500 Singapore drivers fined for entering Johor without VEP tag since July 1

Most of these drivers said they did not know enforcement had started, said JPJ senior enforcement director Kifli Ma Hassan on Aug 3.

Malaysia’s VEP enforcement kicks in, 10 S’pore drivers fined in first hour

Malaysia's Road Transport Department deployed 55 officers at the exit road after the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar customs, immigration and quarantine complex towards Johor Bahru to issue fines to Singapore motorists without a VEP at midnight on Jul 1.

Queues at VEP application centres in Singapore, JB after news of enforcement from July 1

Generic photo of the crowd waiting at the VEP office in Woodlands taken on the morning of June 5, 2025.

Many Singaporean motorists relieved to have VEP ready ahead of July 1

Malaysia will begin enforcement action on Singapore-registered vehicles without a VEP from July 1.

How to ensure my car is VEP-ready for entry into Malaysia before July 1

Drivers of foreign-registered cars found without a valid VEP in Malaysia face a RM300 compound fine.

VEP requirement for S’pore-registered cars to be enforced by Malaysia from July 1

The announcement comes eight years after the plan was first mooted in 2017 and implementation of the system was shelved twice, in 2019 and again in 2020.

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