JPJ Issues 1,489 Summonses In VEP Enforcement Operation

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 1,489 summonses totalling RM445,800 during an enforcement operation on Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) at the Malaysia-Singapore land border between July 1 and Aug 2.

JPJ senior director of Enforcement Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said during that period, a total of 14,379 Singapore-registered vehicles were inspected outside the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complexes -- Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) and Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) -- as well as in Johor Bahru city.

“Of the 1,489 owners or drivers who were summoned, most were found to have failed to install and activate the VEP RFID tag.

“One of the common excuses given was that they believed the Malaysian government had not yet begun enforcement and it was still in the advocacy stage.

“Of all the summonses issued, only one individual initially refused to cooperate. However, when enforcement officers wanted to seize the vehicle, the person eventually complied, settled the summons, and proceeded to register for the VEP,” he told a press conference after the Special VEP Enforcement Operation at the BSI exit ramp in Bukit Chagar last night.

Muhammad Kifli added that findings showed nearly 90 per cent of Singapore-registered private vehicles had already obtained the VEP by installing and activating the RFID tag.

As of July 31, a total of 277,930 RFID tags had been issued to Singaporean vehicle owners, involving both private individuals and companies.

Foreign-registered vehicles entering the country without a valid VEP risk a RM300 fine, as stipulated under Section 66H(7) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

-- BERNAMA