THE Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) charge for foreign-registered vehicles entering Johor (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 17, 2014) will be imposed by year end, it was reported in the New Straits Times last Friday.
Drivers will have to pay at the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link. The rate of the VEP charge will be discussed soon and an announcement made by the Economic Council, said the Malaysian daily.
On the other side of the causeway, The Straits Times reported that Singapore’s Ministry of Transport has expressed concern that its neighbour was targeting Singaporean travellers with the new fee.
According to the New Straits Times article, deputy transport minister, Aziz Kaprawi, said the introduction of the VEP was due to the high volume of Singapore-registered vehicles commuting to and from Malaysia.
Aziz was quoted as saying: “(Singapore has) benefited from the facilities in our country over the years and Singaporeans do not have to pay road taxes. It is only timely that we impose the VEP.
“We do not wish for this move to be misinterpreted as a counter-measure to the fee imposed by Singapore, which will commence on August 1.”
