JOHOR BARU: The Government does not plan to scrap the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) for foreign cars, saying it will fine-tune the system to prevent any hiccups.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, who disclosed this, maintained that the VEP was not discriminatory and would first be enforced on cars entering Singapore and later from Thailand, Brunei and Kalimantan.
“Please do not listen to rumours and speculate on the date of implementation. I apologise to the Johor government as they want it to be implemented as soon as possible but we need some time to make sure there are no hiccups,” he told reporters after the opening of the new RM48mil Johor Port Authority building here by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin yesterday.
Asked if there was a deadline set for the introduction of the VEP, he said: “Please give us some time to make sure everything is in order ... maybe in a month or two.”
He said testing of the system was ongoing, adding that he had directed round-the-clock checks instead of just during the day.
So far, more than 120,000 Singapore-registered cars have signed up online for VEP.
