VEP starts 1st October 2024. Can still drive into Malaysia without one?

VEP starts 1st October 2024. Can still drive into Malaysia without one?

I think this topic will be hot for a while since today is the first day the VEP finally started (yes, it was not implemented for a very long time) and as per reported, there are over 90,000 cars registered for it with even more in the coming days since people will usually only worry about the need for the VEP when they need it. Can people still drive in today if they do not have the VEP then?

This was what JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said: Even though the enforcement of the VEP for foreign-registered vehicles will begin on the same date, it will be implemented in phases.

“In the first phase, Singaporean vehicles without a VEP will still be able to enter Malaysia as usual,” he reportedly said.

Private vehicle owners from Singapore who have not yet obtained the RFID VEP tag will be reminded at entry points to immediately register, install, and activate the RFID tag, Aedy added. Source: malaymail.com

Meanwhile, there are a lot of confusion, says the ones who has not yet gotten it and unclear about the details. Article in malaymail.com CNA reported that while rental car companies have applied for VEPs, tags have been slow in arriving while Malaysian authorities have not been forthcoming with answers to enquiries.

Firms such as car-sharing company Tribecar have acknowledged that they were unable to meet the October 1 deadline, with only 50 per cent of its fleet having VEP tags.

Car rental firm Lylo however said that since it is a commercial entity with commercial vehicles, it receives special concessions with no requirement to present a physical VEP tag yet.

It has however made effort to apply for the relevant permits and is on track to be 100 per cent VEP-registered with cars without the tags (as they have not been shipped over despite being registered) to instead have confirmation slips to show Malaysian authorities at the border, along with insurance and the car’s log card. Full article here: Article in malaymail.com

Thank you for the compliance. It will be fine, soon.

One thing I am very certain is this. Singaporeans are very used to being compliant as everything follows rules, policies and procedures in Singapore. So, if there are steps which they can follow, they will follow eventually and after some time, this VEP topic will become a past. It’s about time that Malaysia also become very much rules, policies and procedures please.

I think it’s good for us so that we do not lose any potential opportunities from vehicles that drive into Malaysia in search of ‘cheap, cheap and cheap’ things versus Singapore. Great for the Singaporeans who continue to be able to shop cheaper goods and good the Malaysian economy as people driving in would have to eat, stay and perhaps also drink… some coffee and more? The Happy Hour in Singapore has the below price:

Wishing everyone a safe drive into Malaysia and do follow the driving rules too. Else, you may receive a fine in the near future.

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