Loke told reporters at the Ministry of Transport in Putrajaya that motorists have been given sufficient time to get their permits in order.
“We said in October we’ll start with a soft approach and advocacy,” he said, adding that authorities acknowledged motorists had difficulties with the registration process.
“Before this, no Singaporean vehicles were given fines for not having VEP.”
In this first phase of enforcement, 52,012 Singaporean vehicles were randomly inspected and 2,245 – or slightly more than 4 per cent – were issued reminder notices for not having registered for a VEP.
Loke said he was confident that a majority of Singapore motorists will register before Jul 1, calling Singaporean drivers “law-obedient”.
VEP enforcement will be done at various spots outside the checkpoints to ensure smooth flow of traffic, Loke said.
A team of Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers will issue errant drivers a physical compound slip, which they must settle before leaving Malaysia, he said.
Fines can be paid using cashless methods at JPJ counters, JPJ mobile counters or online via the MyEG website.
Loke said enforcement of VEP will not be done “24 hours”, but stressed that authorities would automatically know which vehicles do not have VEP.
