Malaysia implements vehicle entry permit for Singapore-bound traffic

The VEP is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag used to monitor foreign vehicles operating in Malaysia, particularly to track any violations or outstanding fines. In October 2024, Malaysia mandated that all foreign-registered vehicles entering the country by land from Singapore must be equipped with a VEP.

Singapore-registered vehicles without valid Vehicle Entry Permit tags or unactivated ones are stopped by Malaysia Road Transport Department officers just past midnight on July 1, 2025. (Photo: CNA/ Zamzahuri Abas)
Singapore-registered vehicles without valid Vehicle Entry Permit tags or unactivated ones are stopped by Malaysia Road Transport Department officers just past midnight on July 1, 2025. (Photo: CNA/ Zamzahuri Abas)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia on July 1 officially began enforcing its Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) scheme for vehicles entering the country from Singapore.

As reported by the country’s national news agency Bernama, Director-General of the Road Transport Department (RTD) Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said VEP enforcement will currently be carried out periodically at strategic locations where foreign vehicles are concentrated in Johor, before being expanded to other states.

“We welcome the presence of Singaporeans in this country. Generally, they comply with the rules, but there are still a few who have not registered and activated the VEP,” he said as quoted by the news agency.

The VEP is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag used to monitor foreign vehicles operating in Malaysia, particularly to track any violations or outstanding fines. In October 2024, Malaysia mandated that all foreign-registered vehicles entering the country by land from Singapore must be equipped with a VEP. The effective date of enforcement was officially announced in June this year.

According to the new regulation, vehicle owners without a valid VEP will be fined 300 MYR (approximately 71 USD). They must pay the fine, register for the VEP, and activate the permit before being allowed to leave Malaysia to avoid repeat offences./.

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