Photo: The Straits Times. Variable message signs (VMS) displays at the two land checkpoints in Johor will alert vehicle owners who have registered for Malaysia's Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) of their pending summonses.
According to The Star, a representative of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) stated that this was a "good way" to get drivers of foreign-registered vehicles to pay up their outstanding summonses. JPJ has also conducted routine inspections at both checkpoints to remind foreign vehicles to register for the VEP, which has involved more than 20,000 Singapore-registered vehicles, the official added.
Between 1990 and June 2024, Singaporeans accrued more than 35,000 unpaid summonses, totaling RM3.5 million (S$1 million), according to the PDRM.
Vehicles registered in Singapore that have unpaid summonses are still permitted to enter and exit Malaysia until December 31. As of right now, no action has been done against the drivers.
However, JPJ informed The Straits Times that full enforcement procedures will be applied to Singaporean drivers who have unpaid traffic fines in Malaysia as of January 1, 2025. There are three VEP centres in Johor – Danga Bay, Iskandar Puteri and Skudai. The VEP has over 150,000 registered participants to date, and the number of applications is still high—roughly 1,000 each day.
