The street transport division (JPJ) has issued RM445,800 in compound fines to Singaporean motorists who’ve entered Malaysia with out the required Car Entry Allow (VEP) between July 1 and August 2 this yr, The Star has reported. Enforcement for Singapore-registered automobiles coming into Malaysia by land started on July 1.
A complete of 1,489 summmonses had been issued throughout Ops Penguatkuasaan VEP, an enforcement operation that was held for a length of 1 month concentrating on foreign-registered automobiles coming into via Johor, stated JPJ senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan.
The operation was carried out exterior the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) advanced, the Sultan Abu Bakar Complicated (KSAB) in Gelang Patah, and in varied areas round Johor Bahru, in keeping with the report.
Regardless of the summonses issued for the offence, encouraging compliance amongst Singaporean personal car house owners was famous by Muhammad Kifli, The Star wrote. “Primarily based on our checks, near 90% of Singaporean automobiles have complied with the ruling by registering and activating their VEP RFID tags,” he stated.
As of July 31, a complete of 277,930 RFID VEP tags had been issued to Singaporean car house owners, together with people and company-owned automobiles.
“Below Part 66H(7) of the Street Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), it’s an offence for any foreign-registered car to enter or be in Malaysia and not using a legitimate allow. The VEP enforcement operation will proceed as a part of our dedication to uphold the integrity of the nation’s transport system and guarantee street security for all customers,” Muhammad Kifli stated.
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