Vehicle Entry Permit system in final phase of implementation - Liow

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said when completed and ready for implementation on a date to be announced later, all the data on vehicles that had been registered in the system would be streamlined with the Road Transport Department's mySIKAP system.

"Through this system, we will be able to ensure a more systematic administration.

"To date, about 200,365 Singaporean vehicles have been registered through the RTD website," he told reporters after checking on the implementation of the road and VEP charges at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex, Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) here today.

Liow said Singaporeans were encouraged to register their vehicles as the cost was only RM10 and that no deadline was set for the registration.

"Once the vehicle is registered, we (RTD) will issue a special tag for the vehicle owner to place it on the front windscreen.

"With the tag, they can also make RC payments automatically at the counter without using the Touch n Go card.

For a start, the VEP will be implemented at two entry points in Johor, namely the Johor Causeway and Second Link, before extending it to other entry points such as at the borders in Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei.

"We will implement the VEP system at entry points in stages and at the moment we are in the process of calling for tenders," he said.