Nearly 120 Malaysia VEP tags collected, installed since Sept 12

A total of 119 Malaysia Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) tags have been collected and installed in vehicles at the Woodlands VEP information counter since the option to pick up the tags from the Singapore office began on Sept 12.

- Esther Loi

Mr Ng Poh Heng, manager of the information centre on the third floor of 186 Woodlands Industrial Park E5, said on Sept 18 that the team has been, and will be, installing 30 VEPS in vehicles every day until Sept 30.

It will increase the number of installations to 50 VEPs each day from Oct 1 to Oct 4.

He plans to hire one more person to meet his target of installing 100 to 150 VEPs per day by midOctober.

This comes after news of the opening of the collection point in Singapore surfaced on Sept 3, when the VEP portal allowed motorists, for a $39 fee, to opt to get their tags at the Woodlands counter - instead of from Danga Bay in Johor or by post.

From Oct 1, foreign-registered vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore by land must have a valid VEP, which acts like an "identity card" for these vehicles in Malaysia.

This is because each permit has a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that allows the Malaysian authorities to identify a foreign-registered vehicle.

A VEP can be used to pay toll fees on Malaysian highways, as well as the RM20 (S$6) road charge levied on foreign vehicles when they enter Malaysia.