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Singapore private vehicles to pay fees for entering Malaysia from Oct 1 says minister:
KUALA LUMPUR: Private vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore will have to pay a RM20 (S$7) fee from Oct 1, Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told The Star on Saturday (Aug 1).
The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee which had been slated to take effect from Sep 1, will now begin on Oct 1, according to Mr Abdul Aziz.
Mr Abdul Aziz added “from Sep 1, Singapore vehicles which are not registered with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) would be refused entry into Malaysia”.
The Star reported Mr Abdul Aziz as saying that the VEP fee can only be paid with a Touch ‘n Go card.
The online registration, which begins Aug 15, applies to all private vehicles, public buses, taxis, goods vehicles and diplomatic cars and “vehicle owners are required to pay RM10 for the road charge, which is valid for five years”.
Although the VEP fee would not apply to public buses, motorcycles, taxis and government vehicles they would still need to register with the JPJ, the minister added.
Malaysia is aiming to roll out a second phase of the VEP system covering the Malaysia-Thailand border by mid-2016, Mr Aziz told the newspaper.
- CNA/rw
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